1945 (7): Japan Surrenders

The surrender of Japan on 15th August 1945 saw the hostilities of WW2 finally brought to a close.

: Stop Press - Japan Cracks (1945); Japan ready to surrender - People celebrating in London - Atomic bomb speech.; British Pathé

: The Day Japan Lost Face (1945); Japanese delegates sign surrender documents onboard US ship 'Missouri'.; British Pathé

: Tokyo The End Of The Road (1945); American troops occupy Tokyo.; British Pathé

: Yanks Enter Tokyo (1945); American soldiers enter Tokyo - American newsreel story.; British Pathé

: Prime Minister Attlee's Speech On The End Of The War (1945); Missing Attlee's speech from previous stories.; British Pathé

: Truman Warns Jap To End War (1940); President Truman calls Japan to surrender.; British Pathé

: P.M. Attlee Speaks On Possible Jap Surrender (1945); Prime Minister Clement Attlee speaks about possible Japanese surrender to the Allies.; British Pathé

: Portrait Of Peace (1945); Footage of Japanese leaders signing surrender documents in Tokyo Bay.; British Pathé

: Japanese Surrender; Japanese officers sign surrender papers.; British Pathé

: Japanese Surrender (1945); Footage of surrender of Japanese navy.; British Pathé

: Manila And Rangoon - Japanese Surrender (1945); Japanese generals sign surrender documents.; British Pathé

: Japanese Sign Surrender Papers (1945); Various shots of Japanese senior officers signing terms of surrender in Rangoon.; British Pathé

: Japanese Surrender And Local Shots (1945); Japanese officers surrender in Singapore and Allied POWs are let out.; British Pathé

: Ten Thousand Faces Lost (1945); Japanese surrender their swords at Sungei Patani.; British Pathé

: Ending Of Far East Conflict (1945); Senior Japanese officers sign their surrender.; British Pathé

: Envoys From The Emperor (1945); Japanese delegation which is to sigh surrender documents is on its way to Manila.; British Pathé

: Japanese Surrender (1945); Allied officers watch over the signing of the Japanese surrender.; British Pathé

: Japanese Surrender - Allied Pows (1945); Japanese officers surrender in Singapore. Allied former POWs carried to hospital ship.; British Pathé

: King George's Victory Speech (1940); Footage of King George VI giving victory speech. London.; British Pathé

: Dignitaries Walk Streets To Tokyo (1945); American dignitaries walking through Tokyo.; British Pathé