Author: Emperor Shōwa
Date: 2/9/1945
Countries: Japan
Topics: WW2, Pacific War, Japanese Surrender (WW2)
Description: The Surrender Rescript, issued by Emperor Hirohito (Shōwa) on September 2nd. This rescript officially ended the Pacific War.
Source: National Archives (U.S.). (1945). The end of the war in the Pacific: Surrender documents in facsimile. [Washington, U. S. Govt. Print. Off.].
Link:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112056403790&seq=22
Source ID: 30
English Translation: http://www.taiwandocuments.org/receipt.htm