Diplomacy
Surrender of Japan
15 Aug 1945 – 2 Sept 1945 · Tokyo Bay
Emperor Hirohito's recorded announcement of Japan's surrender was broadcast on 15 August 1945. The formal surrender was signed on 2 September 1945 aboard the battleship USS Missouri.
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