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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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[Key Sheet 1:40 000 1:20 000] Scale: 1:100 000 Production: Blue O/P Fld Svy Battn...
Catalogue reference: WO 297/11
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- 1914-1919
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[Key Sheet 1:40 000 1:20 000] Scale: 1:100 000 Production: Blue O/P Fld Svy Battn RE 7059 Base: Belgium. Valenciennes GSGS 2364 ed 2 OS 1916
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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