Documents Relating to the Japanese Surrender

Documents Relating to the Japanese Surrender

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17 Aug 1945

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Associated Document	Date	Date
Imperial Rescript for the Surrender of Japanese Military	17 Aug 1945	1945-08-17
Memorandum from He Yingqin to Yasuji Okamura	21 Aug 1945	1945-08-21
Imperial Rescript for Surrender	2 Sep 1945	1945-09-02
Japanese Instrument of Surrender	2 Sep 1945	1945-09-02
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers General Order No. 1	2 Sep 1945	1945-09-02
Chiang Kaishek General Order No. 1	9 Sep 1945	1945-09-09
Japanese Instrument of Surrender to China	9 Sep 1945	1945-09-09

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