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August 14, 1945, after long negotiations on the preservation of the integrity of the structure of imperial power, Japan accepts the terms of surrender, and to consolidate its formal, act of capitulation signed September 2, 1945 at 10 am. 30 min. Tokyo time aboard the US battleship "Missouri» (USS Missouri BB-63), present in Tokyo Bay that will put an end to the Second World War. I bring to your attention a series of rare photographs that have been made about the time of signing the surrender, and some interesting facts from the life of the battleship "Missouri».
Photo: aboard the battleship "Missouri". Tokyo Bay. 02/09/1945.




Volley main fire "Missouri».
Visible issued battleship 406-mm shells, we are already recalled.



The same, but in color.



But since April 11, 1945 in the "Missouri" Kamikaze crashes on the fighter A6M «Zero».
Dent from hitting a kamikaze aircraft remains on board the battleship to this day.



View of the Japanese delegation to the superstructure of the battleship - a parallel with KDPV.



Correspondents and the crew of the battleship.
An interesting detail: the flag under glass.
This flag is raised in July 1853 in the Bay of Edo (Tokyo), Commodore Matthew Perry - people who signed the first treaty between Japan and the US isolationist, and is a person who opened Japan to the Western world. The flag was brought for use in the ceremony of capitulation of the place of its permanent storage in the memorial hall of the US Naval Academy.



Very creative construction of the crew of the battleship after the signing of the surrender. Do not refuse to fantasy.



Lieutenant-General KN Derevyanko on behalf of the Soviet Union sign the Japanese Instrument of Surrender. In the background - the battleship "Iowa».



The debate about why came under retouching chair lasted until now. In this photo, the chair is alive and well.
Apparently, someone not quite time sat on it at this moment.



Source: historyporn.d3.ru