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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
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Japanese surrender
Catalogue reference: WO 193/908
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This record is about the Japanese surrender dating from 1945 Aug.-Oct. in the series War Office: Directorate of Military Operations and Plans, later Directorate of Military.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 193/908
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945 Aug.-Oct.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Japanese surrender
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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WO 193
War Office: Directorate of Military Operations and Plans, later Directorate of Military...
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Japanese surrender
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