TOKYO, JAPON - 02 septembre 1945 - le général de l'armée Douglas MacArthur signe l'instrument de reddition en tant que commandant suprême des forces alliées
5008 x 3972 px | 42,4 x 33,6 cm | 16,7 x 13,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
2 septembre 1945
Lieu:
Aboard the USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan
Informations supplémentaires:
TOKYO, JAPAN - 02 September 1945 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur signs the signs the Instrument of Surrender as Supreme Allied Commander aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo, Japan, 02 September 1945. The document committed the surrender of Japan and ended World War II. Behind him are Lieutenant General Jonathan M Wainwright, U.S. Army, and Lieutenant General Sir Arthur E Percival, British Army, both of whom had just been released from Japanese prison camps. Officers in the front row, from Percival on, are (left to right): Vice Admiral John S. McCain, USN; Vice Admiral John H. Towers, USN; Admiral Richmond K. Turner, USN; Admiral William F. Halsey, USN; Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN; Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN; General Walter C. Krueger, U.S. Army; General Robert L. Eichelberger, U.S. Army; General Carl A. Spaatz, USAAF and General George C. Kenney, USAAF
