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File:Douglas MacArthur signs formal surrender.jpg

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English: General Douglas MacArthur signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on the USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay. Behind General MacArthur are Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright and Lieutenant General A. E. Percival.
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Douglas MacArthur

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2 September 1945

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current00:53, 3 September 2024Thumbnail for version as of 00:53, 3 September 20242,048 × 1,423 (1.03 MB)MeeepmepBetter quality
10:34, 6 February 2005Thumbnail for version as of 10:34, 6 February 20051,464 × 1,047 (227 KB)W.wolny

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