Surrender of Japan
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The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japan
Japanese foreign affairs minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri as American General Richard K. Sutherland watches, 2 September 1945
Representatives of the Empire of Japan stand aboard USS Missouri prior to signing of the Instrument of Surrender
Allied landings in the Pacific Theatre of operations, August 1942 to August 1945
The rebuilt battlecruiser Haruna sank at her moorings in the naval base of Kure on 24 July during a series of bombings
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during the final days of World War II. The aerial bombings killed
Surrender of Japan
…promises they had secretly made to the US and the UK at the Tehran and Yalta Conferences. On 6 August 1945, at 8:15 am local time, the United States detonated an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Sixteen hours later, American president Harry S. Truman called again for Japan's surrender, warning…
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right)
Situation of the Pacific War on 1 August 1945 White and green: Areas controlled by Japan Red: Areas controlled by the Allies Gray: Areas controlled by the Soviet Union (neutral)
U.S. Army propaganda poster depicting Uncle Sam preparing the public for the invasion of Japan after the end of the war with Germany and Italy
A B-29 over Osaka on 1 June 1945