Image: Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War

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Description: Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu.
Title: Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War
Credit: Naval Historical Center Photo # SC 213700
Author: Army Signal Corps photographer LT. Stephen E. Korpanty; restored by Adam Cuerden
Permission: This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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