Record revealed
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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WO 373; 2 August-11 October 1945
Catalogue reference: WO 373/55
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This record is about the WO 373; 2 August-11 October 1945 dating from 1945 in the series War Office and Ministry of Defence: Military Secretary's Department: Recommendations.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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WO 373/55
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1945
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- WO 373; 2 August-11 October 1945
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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WO 373
War Office and Ministry of Defence: Military Secretary's Department: Recommendations...
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