Documents Relating to the Japanese Surrender

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17 Aug 1945

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Imperial Rescript for the Surrender of Japanese Military17 Aug 19451945-08-17
Memorandum from He Yingqin to Yasuji Okamura21 Aug 19451945-08-21
Imperial Rescript for Surrender2 Sep 19451945-09-02
Japanese Instrument of Surrender2 Sep 19451945-09-02
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers General Order No. 12 Sep 19451945-09-02
Chiang Kaishek General Order No. 19 Sep 19451945-09-09
Japanese Instrument of Surrender to China9 Sep 19451945-09-09


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