Unconditional surrender
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An unconditional surrender is a surrender in which no guarantees, reassurances, or promises are given to the surrendering party. It is often demanded with the threat of complete destruction, extermina
The Japanese delegation, headed by Mamoru Shigemitsu, prepares to sign the instrument of surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945.
Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signing the definitive act of unconditional surrender for the German military in Berlin, 8 May 1945
Signing of Pakistani Instrument of Surrender by Lt.Gen. A. A. K. Niazi in the presence of Indian military officers
Potsdam Declaration
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The Potsdam Declaration, or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, was a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II. On July 26, 1945, Un
Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill at "Little White House", Potsdam, Germany in July 1945
Winston Churchill with his daughter and aide-de-camp, Mary, at their residence in Potsdam, Germany in July 1945