Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri

Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri

The Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri, 31st August 1945. All the US naval personnel are wearing 'Class B' uniforms on purpose. The surrender officially ended World War Two. Standing in front are: Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu (wearing top hat) and General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff. Behind them are three representatives each of the Foreign Ministry, the Army and the Navy. They include, in middle row, left to right: Major General Yatsuji Nagai - Army, Katsuo Okazaki - Foreign Ministry, Rear Admiral Tadatoshi Tomioka - Navy, Toshikazu Kase, Foreign Ministry and Lieutenant General Suichi Miyakazi - Army. Date: 1945

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000636637
  • Registered date
  • 1945/8/31 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection / Kyodo News Images
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  • Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2015
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  • 4837 × 3086 pixel
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  • 300 dpi
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  • 2.07(MB)*
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