Admiral Nimitz signed the Japanese surrender for the U.S.; he signed as Supreme Allied Commander
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THE JAPANESE SURRENDER DOCUMENTS - Ibiblio  (7) Translation of Emperor Hirohito's Receipt of the Surrender documents ... in the Philippine Islands to the Commanding General United States Army Forces, .... Arrangement are now being made for the formal signing of surrender terms at the ... the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and he will notify the Japanese...
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender - Wikipedia  The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of World War II. It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the United States ... At 9:08 a.m., U.S. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, the Commander in the Southwest...
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Surrender of Japan - Wikipedia  The surrender of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan on August 15 and formally signed ... Later in the day, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb, this time ... the occupation of Japan by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers ..... Unusually, he spoke first: "I desire that concrete plans to end the war,...
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Japan surrenders - Sep 02, 1945 - HISTORY.com  After the Hiroshima attack, a faction of Japan's supreme war council favored acceptance of the ... to rule the state shall be subject to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers. ... He ordered the Japanese government to prepare a text accepting surrender. ... Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signed for the United States. As the...
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the United States of ... and Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, accepted the surrender on ... That special flag on the veranda deck of the Missouri had been flown from Commodore Matthew Perry's flagship in 185354 when he led the U.S. ... C. W. Nimitz
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The Treaty of Portsmouth and the Russo-Japanese War, 19041905 ...  The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the Russo-Japanese War of 190405. ... the Russians lost 60,000 soldiers and the Japanese lost 41,000 soldiers. ... The Japanese asked U.S. President Roosevelt to negotiate a peace agreement, and ... The Philippine-American War, 18991902  Secretary of State John Hay and...
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Chester W. Nimitz - Wikipedia  USS Decatur (DD-5) First Submarine Flotilla USS Plunger (SS-2)  USS Snapper (SS-16) ... He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in .... to June 1920, he served as executive officer of the battleship South Carolina. ... In the final phases in the war in the Pacific, Nimitz's forces attacked the...
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Chester W. Nimitz - Military Leader - Biography.com  Apr 2, 2014 ... Chester W. Nimitz was commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II. ... Born in Texas in 1885, Chester W. Nimitz served in World War I as chief of staff to the commander of the U.S. Atlantic submarine force. ... After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Nimitz was elevated to ...
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Journey of Flight 3rd Edition - Los Alamos Composite Squadron  On September 2, 1945, the Japanese officially surrendered on board the US battleship Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay. World. War II was officially over.
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Truce Is Signed, Ending The Fighting In Korea; POW Exchange Near  Truce Is Signed, Ending The Fighting In Korea; P.O.W. Exchange Near; ... Tokyo, Monday, July 27--Communist and United Nations delegates in Panmunjom signed an ... Under the truce terms, hostilities in the three-year-old Korean war are to ... Early this afternoon the Allied part in conclusion of the armistice agreement was...
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List of Allied ships at the Japanese surrender - Wikipedia  These ships of the Allied navies of World War II were present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945) when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the ..... Source: Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPAC/CINCPOA) A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395,...
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Isoroku Yamamoto - Wikipedia  Isoroku Yamamoto was a Japanese Marshal Admiral and the commander-in-chief of the ... His death was a major blow to Japanese military morale during World War II. ... To die for Emperor and Nation is the highest hope of a military man. .... At the end of the attack upon Pearl Harbor, upon hearing of the mis-timing of the...
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President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur - Wikipedia  On 11 April 1951, U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands after MacArthur made public statements which contradicted the administration's policies. MacArthur was a popular hero of World War II who was then the commander ... MacArthur led the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific during World War II,...
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Japan's Surrender | World War II Database  His message, however defeated, did not once include the word "defeat", perhaps .... to preserve and save from damage all ships, aircraft, and military and civil .... 2 Sep 1945, Japan signed the surrender document aboard USS Missouri in...
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Chester W. Nimitz - Wikiquote  He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, United States ... Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue. ... Statement after the Battle of Iwo Jima (c. ... We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while...
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Chester W. Nimitz - Wikipedia  USS Decatur (DD-5) First Submarine Flotilla USS Plunger (SS-2)  USS Snapper (SS-16) .... Returning to the New York Navy Yard, he became executive and engineer .... passed on December 14, 1944, the grade of Fleet Admiral  the highest ... In January 1945, Nimitz moved the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet forward...
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HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD: THE DOWNFALL OF ADMIRAL ...  Jun 6, 2003 ... relieved of command of the United States Pacific Fleet and forced .... officer present in Hawaii, Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Commander-in-Chief of the ..... relieved as CINCPACFLT on 17 December 1941 and reverted to the rank of Rear ... doubt, there are many things that he should have done or known to...
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FindLaw: Korean War Armistice Agreement: July 27, 1953  TEXT OF THE KOREAN WAR ARMISTICE AGREEMENT. July 27, 1953 ... naval, and air forces, effective twelve (12) hours after this armistice agreement is signed. ...... Done at Panmunjom, Korea at 10:00 hours on the 27th day of July 1953,...
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V-E Day Around the World - History in the Headlines  May 8, 2015 ... Early on the morning of May 7, 1945, in a red-brick schoolhouse in Reims, France, General Alfred Jodl signed Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender in World War II. ... in 1945. For centuries, the city had served as the coronation site for French kings, beginning in the Middle Ages and ... Love this article?
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Simple ceremony on USS Missouri ended WWII - Examiner  Sep 2, 2015 ... Japanese surrender signatories arrive aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to ... over the USS Missouri during surrender ceremonies on Sept. 2, 1945. ... On the deck of one vessel, the battleship USS Missouri, General ... But these efforts could not begin in earnest until Japan officially surrendered.
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Events leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor - Wikipedia  A series of events led to the attack on Pearl Harbor. War between Japan and the United States ... He finally won assent from the Naval High Command by, among other things, .... In the days before the attack, a long 14-part message was sent to the ... In August 1941, Japanese prime minister Fumimaro Konoe proposed a...