On board which ship were the surrender terms signed with the Japanese in 1945?

Question

Who signed the surrender terms on behalf of Great Britain and upon which ship was he a member of the crew

Answer 1

The Battleship Missouri, whilst in the Bay of Tokyo

Answer 2

the Missouri is correct. She is currently a War Memorial. moored at Pearl Harbor, 500 feet forward of the wreck of the USS Arizona......the beginning and end of World War II in the Pacific..
Douglas MacArthur signed for the Allied Powers as Supreme Commander Allied Powers Pacific.........he made it a condition of surrender that the Japanese liberate two generals from their prison camps..so the emaciated malaria ridden barley able to stand Generals Percival, who had surrendered Singapore to thr Japanese in 1942 signed for Great Britian, and Wainwright, who had surrendered Fortress Corrigador in 1942 signed for the Unioted States

Answer 3

1945: Japan signs unconditional surrender
Japanese officials have signed the act of unconditional surrender, finally bringing to an end six years of world war.
In the presence of 50 Allied generals and other officials, the Japanese envoys boarded the American battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay to sign the surrender document.

Within half-an-hour of the signing, a convoy of 42 US ships entered Tokyo Bay and landed 13,000 American troops.

The Supreme Commander of the Allied powers, US General Douglas MacArthur, briefly addressed the dignitaries on the deck of the battleship urging them to comply with the terms of the surrender "fully, promptly and faithfully".


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He continued: "It is my earnest hope and, indeed, the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past; a world founded upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfilment of his most cherished wish, for freedom, tolerance and justice."

He also referred to the nuclear bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, saying they had "revised the traditional concept of war". The world had had its last chance, he said, and if it did not devise some greater and more equitable system Armageddon would be at its door.

Under the terms of the ceasefire, Japan has agreed to end all hostilities, release all prisoners of war, and comply with the terms of the Potsdam declaration, which confines its sovereignty to the four main islands which make up Japan.

It has also agreed to acknowledge the authority of the US supreme commander. Although Emperor Hirohito will be allowed to remain as a symbolic head of state.

From today the occupying force will be rapidly increased to about 500,000. British landing forces are expected to be relieved by US Army troops within a few days. Some will return home to Britain, others may be deployed for the reoccupation of surrendered ports.

The Japanese Prime Minister, Prince Higashi Kuni, broadcast an appeal to his people to obey the terms of the surrender.

He said the Japanese had to face defeat squarely and "suffer even the insufferable" in seeking to comply with the Emperor's surrender proclamation.

Marshal Joseph Stalin has welcomed the unconditional surrender of Japan.

Under the terms of the agreement the disputed southern Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands will pass into Soviet hands. The islands have been occupied by Japan since the Russo-Japanese

Answer 4

The Missouri

Answer 5

USS Missouri

Answer 6

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Answer 7

USS Missouri

Answer 8

The first answer is the correct answer. The USS Missouri, an Iowa class battleship.

Answer 9

On the USS Missouri, General MacArthur and others in attendance. I don't know what the world in general, and America in particular, would have done without their Scottish stock!!

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Answer 10

The USS Missouri - my grandfather was sitting on deck watching.