General Yoshijiro Umezu signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4

Historical Information
Caption     General Yoshijiro Umezu signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Tokyo, Japan
Date 2 Sep 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-332701
 
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Photos on Same Day 2 Sep 1945
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 5,732 x 4,578 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Commenter identity confirmed Alan Chanter says:
5 Jan 2008 02:33:26 AM

In white shorts and socks is Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, C-in-C British Pacific Fleet. To his left is Lieutenant General Kuzma Derevyanko representing the Soviet Union, and to his left is General Sir Thomas Blamey representing the Dominion of Australia.
2. Peter Campo says:
25 Apr 2015 09:38:19 AM

80-G-332701 General Umezu signs surrender. Who is the American watching him sign?
3. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
25 Apr 2015 02:32:12 PM

Standing between MacArthur and the desk is MacArthur’s chief of staff LtGen Richard K. Sutherland who acted as the chief of protocol for the surrender signing ceremony.

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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Latitude-Longitude:
35.3547, 139.7600

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Wreckage of Hans-Joachim Marseille's Bf 109G-6 fighter south of Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt, 30 Sep 1942; the vehicle in background marked the approximate location where Marseille's body landed

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