Occupied Japan Field Marshal Hajime Sugiyama, C-in-C of the Japanese Home Army, commits suicide.
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Singapore Japanese forces in southeast Asia surrender at Singapore.
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Images from September 12, 1945
Japanese Surrender at Singapore, 12 September 1945 - Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten reads the surrender terms to the Japanese delegates
Japanese Surrender at Singapore
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General Imamura, Japanese South-Eastern Army Chief, signing the official document for the surrender of 139,000 Japanese in New Britain, New Ireland, the Solomons and New Guinea. The surrender ceremony took place on the flight deck of HMS GLORY off Rabaul. Lt-Gen Sturdee, GOC First Australian Army, who signed for the Allies, is closely watching the Japanese General from the other side of the table. Admiral Jin Icha Kusaka signed the treaty for the Japanese south eastern naval forces.
Japanese Surrender of the Islands
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The Allied delegation led by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten face the Japanese delegation led by General Itagaki across the table, for the signing of the surrender at Singapore.
Surrender at Singapore
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Lord Louis Mountbatten reading the Order of the Day about the Japanese surrender from the steps of the Municipal Building, 12 September 1945
Reading about the Surrender at Singapore
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