Japan's Surrender Photographs | World War II Database

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Soldiers at the Rainbow Corner Red Cross Club in Paris, France displayed their copies of Paris Post special edition announcing Japanese surrender, 10 Aug 1945	Emperor Showa (Hirohito) recording the surrender speech, Tokyo, Japan, 14 Aug 1945	Harry Truman announced Japan's surrender at the White House, Washington, DC, United States, 14 Aug 1945	Japanese top level meeting before Emperor Showa, 14 Aug 1945; the Japanese surrender was decided as an outcome of this meeting

The famous kiss at Times Square, New York City, 14 Aug 1945	US Navy African-American enlisted sailors aboard USS Ticonderoga celebrating upon hearing the news of Japanese surrender, 14 Aug 1945	American servicemen and women gathered in front of 'Rainbow Corner' Red Cross club in Paris, France to celebrate the unconditional surrender of the Japanese, 15 Aug 1945	Japanese POWs at Guam bowed their heads after hearing Emperor Showa's surrender announcement, 15 Aug 1945

USS Wasp (lower right) and other Essex-class carriers, escorted by battleships, cruisers, and destroyers of Task Force 38 maneuvering off Japan, 17 Aug 1945	Japanese delegation stopped at Ryukyu Islands en route to Manila for surrender, 19 Aug 1945, 2 of 8	Japanese delegation stopped at Ryukyu Islands en route to Manila for surrender, 19 Aug 1945, 3 of 8	Japanese delegation stopped at Ryukyu Islands en route to Manila for surrender, 19 Aug 1945, 4 of 8

Japanese delegation stopped at Ryukyu Islands en route to Manila for surrender, 19 Aug 1945, 5 of 8	Japanese delegation stopped at Ryukyu Islands en route to Manila for surrender, 19 Aug 1945, 6 of 8	Japanese delegation stopped at Ryukyu Islands en route to Manila for surrender, 19 Aug 1945, 7 of 8	Japanese delegation stopped at Ryukyu Islands en route to Manila for surrender, 19 Aug 1945, 8 of 8

Surrender negotiations at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, aboard USS Levy, 19 Aug 1945; L to R: US Majuro commander Captain H. B. Grow, Shiga's aide, and Japanese Mili commander Captain Masanori Shiga	MacArthur watched as Japanese delegation arrived, City Hall, Manila, 20 Aug 1945	Members of the Australian Mission Group at the Japanese surrender talks, Japan, 20 Aug 1945; left to right: Cdre John Collins, Lt Gen Frank Berryman, Capt Roy Dowling, Air Cdre Raymond Brownell	A Japanese naval officer with charts of Sagami and Tokyo Bays arrived aboard Missouri for a conference with Admiral William Halsey's staff, 27 Aug 1945