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Rendering was triggered because: page-view --> </div></div><div id="shared-image-desc"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2></div> <div class="hproduct commons-file-information-table"> <table class="fileinfotpl-type-information vevent" dir="ltr"> <tbody><tr> <td id="fileinfotpl_desc" class="fileinfo-paramfield" lang="en">Description<span class="summary fn" style="display:none">Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War.jpg</span></td> <td class="description"> <div class="description en" dir="ltr" lang="en"><span class="language en" title="English"><b>English: </b></span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" class="extiw" title="en:Japan">Japanese</a> Foreign Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu" class="extiw" title="en:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Mamoru Shigemitsu</a> signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)" class="extiw" title="en:USS Missouri (BB-63)">USS <i>Missouri</i> (BB-63)</a>, 2 September 1945. Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu.</div> <div class="description es" dir="ltr" lang="es"><span class="language es" title="Spanish"><b>Español: </b></span> El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Japón, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu" class="extiw" title="en:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Mamoru Shigemitsu</a>, firma en nombre del gobierno japonés el <a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acta_de_Rendici%C3%B3n_de_Jap%C3%B3n" class="extiw" title="es:Acta de Rendición de Japón">Acta de Rendición</a> a bordo del acorazado USS Missouri (BB-63), el 2 de septiembre de 1945. El teniente general Richard K. Sutherland del Ejército de los Estados Unidos, observa desde el lado opuesto de la mesa. El representante del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Toshikazu Kase, está ayudando al Sr. Shigemitsu.</div> <div class="description ja" dir="ltr" lang="ja"><span class="language ja" title="Japanese"><b>日本語:</b></span> 降伏文書調印 東京湾に浮かぶ戦艦ミズーリ上 1945年9月2日 中央で署名を行っているのは重光葵外務大臣 その左後方に侍しているのは加瀬俊一</div> <div class="description uk" dir="ltr" lang="uk"><span class="language uk" title="Ukrainian"><b>Українська: </b></span> Міністр закордонних справ Японії <a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%96%D2%91%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%86%D1%83_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83" class="extiw" title="uk:Сіґеміцу Мамору">Сіґеміцу Мамору</a> підписує <a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%82_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8E_%D0%AF%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%97" class="extiw" title="uk:Акт про капітуляцію Японії">акт про капітуляцію</a> від імені уряду Японії на борту лінкора <a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)" class="extiw" title="uk:USS Missouri (BB-63)">USS Missouri (BB-63)</a>, 2 вересня 1945 р.</div> <div class="description zh" dir="ltr" lang="zh"><span class="language zh" title="Chinese"><b>中文:</b></span>1945年9月2日,東京灣,日本投降於1945年9月2日,<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC" title="日本">日本</a>的外務大臣<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8D%E5%85%89%E8%91%B5" class="mw-redirect" title="重光葵">重光葵</a>在美軍戰艦密蘇里號上代表日本政府簽署了日本投降書。 中將<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_K._Sutherland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard K. Sutherland (page does not exist)">Richard K. Sutherland</a>,美國軍方,從桌子的另一邊觀看。外務省代表加瀬俊一正在輔助重光葵先生。</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="fileinfotpl_date" class="fileinfo-paramfield" lang="en">Date</td> <td lang="en"> <time class="dtstart" datetime="1945-09-02" lang="en" dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap">2 September 1945</time></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="fileinfotpl_src" class="fileinfo-paramfield" lang="en">Source</td> <td> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/sc-series/SC-200000/SC-213700.html">Naval Historical Center Photo # SC 213700</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="fileinfotpl_aut" class="fileinfo-paramfield" lang="en">Author</td> <td> Army Signal Corps photographer LT. Stephen E. 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It was captioned as follows:</div><div class="description en" dir="ltr" lang="en"><span class="language en" title="English"><b>English: </b></span> Japanese Foreign Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu" class="extiw" title="en:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Mamoru Shigemitsu</a> signs the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender" class="extiw" title="en:Japanese Instrument of Surrender">Instrument of Surrender</a> on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), September 2, 1945.</div><div class="tpl-hidden mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r922807911">.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden>.mw-collapsible-toggle{float:none}.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden::before{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden.mw-made-collapsible>.mw-collapsible-toggle>.tpl-hidden-arrowtoggle{padding-left:20px;background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/MediaWiki_Vector_skin_action_arrow.png");background-position:left 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden.mw-made-collapsible.mw-collapsed>.mw-collapsible-toggle>.tpl-hidden-arrowtoggle{background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/MediaWiki_Vector_skin_right_arrow.png")}.mw-parser-output [dir=rtl] .tpl-hidden.mw-made-collapsible.mw-collapsed>.mw-collapsible-toggle>.tpl-hidden-arrowtoggle{background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/MediaWiki_Vector_skin_left_arrow.png")}</style> <div class="mw-collapsible-toggle" style="font-weight:bold; ; text-align:start; float:none;font-size:smaller;"><span class="tpl-hidden-arrowtoggle skin-invert"></span><span class="tpl-hidden-headertext">Other languages:</span></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-weight:normal; color: inherit;; text-align:start;"> <div class="multilingual"><div class="description cs lang-cs" lang="cs" dir="ltr" style="margin:.25em 0;line-height:normal;"><span class="language langlabel-cs" lang="cs" style="font-weight:bold;"><bdi>Čeština</bdi>: </span> Japonský ministr zahraničí <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mamoru_Shigemitsu" title="Category:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Mamoru Šigemicu</a> podepisuje jménem své vlády <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Instrument_of_Japanese_surrender,_World_War_II" title="Category:Instrument of Japanese surrender, World War II">kapitulaci japonských ozbrojených sil ve druhé světové válce</a> na palubě bitevní lodi <a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)" class="extiw" title="cs:USS Missouri (BB-63)">USS Missouri (BB-63)</a> dne 2. září 1945.</div><div class="description en lang-en" lang="en" dir="ltr" style="margin:.25em 0;line-height:normal;"><span class="language langlabel-en" lang="en" style="font-weight:bold;"><bdi>English</bdi>: </span> Japanese Foreign Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu" class="extiw" title="en:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Mamoru Shigemitsu</a> signs the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender" class="extiw" title="en:Japanese Instrument of Surrender">Instrument of Surrender</a> on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), September 2, 1945.</div><div class="description es lang-es" lang="es" dir="ltr" style="margin:.25em 0;line-height:normal;"><span class="language langlabel-es" lang="es" style="font-weight:bold;"><bdi>Español</bdi>: </span> El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Japón, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu" class="extiw" title="en:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Mamoru Shigemitsu</a>, firma en nombre del gobierno japonés el <a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acta_de_Rendici%C3%B3n_de_Jap%C3%B3n" class="extiw" title="es:Acta de Rendición de Japón">Acta de Rendición</a> a bordo del acorazado USS Missouri (BB-63), el 2 de septiembre de 1945.</div><div class="description fr lang-fr" lang="fr" dir="ltr" style="margin:.25em 0;line-height:normal;"><span class="language langlabel-fr" lang="fr" style="font-weight:bold;"><bdi>Français</bdi> : </span> Le ministre des Affaires Étrangères japonais <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu" class="extiw" title="fr:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Mamoru Shigemitsu</a> signe les <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actes_de_capitulation_du_Japon" class="extiw" title="fr:Actes de capitulation du Japon">actes de capitulation du Japon</a> le 2 septembre 1945, à bord de l'<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)" class="extiw" title="fr:USS Missouri (BB-63)">USS Missouri (BB-63)</a>.</div><div class="description hu lang-hu" lang="hu" dir="ltr" style="margin:.25em 0;line-height:normal;"><span class="language langlabel-hu" lang="hu" style="font-weight:bold;"><bdi>Magyar</bdi>: </span> <a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigemicu_Mamoru" class="extiw" title="hu:Sigemicu Mamoru">Sigemicu Mamoru</a> japán külügyminiszter aláírja a japán kormány nevében a kapitulációs egyezményt az <a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB_63)" class="extiw" title="hu:USS Missouri (BB 63)">USS Missouri (BB 63)</a> fedélzetén 1945. szeptember 2-án</div><div class="description nl lang-nl" lang="nl" dir="ltr" style="margin:.25em 0;line-height:normal;"><span class="language langlabel-nl" lang="nl" style="font-weight:bold;"><bdi>Nederlands</bdi>: </span> De Japanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu" class="extiw" title="nl:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Mamoru Shigemitsu</a>, tekent aan boord van de <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(1944)" class="extiw" title="nl:USS Missouri (1944)">USS Missouri (BB-63)</a> de <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/overgave_van_Japan" class="extiw" title="nl:overgave van Japan">overgave van Japan</a> aan de <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/geallieerden_(Tweede_Wereldoorlog)" class="extiw" title="nl:geallieerden (Tweede Wereldoorlog)">geallieerden</a>, waarmee een eind komt aan de <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweede_Wereldoorlog" class="extiw" title="nl:Tweede Wereldoorlog">Tweede Wereldoorlog</a></div><div class="description pt lang-pt" lang="pt" dir="ltr" style="margin:.25em 0;line-height:normal;"><span class="language langlabel-pt" lang="pt" style="font-weight:bold;"><bdi>Português</bdi>: </span> O ministro das Relações Exteriores do Japão, <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu" class="extiw" title="pt:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Mamoru Shigemitsu</a>, assina a <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ata_de_rendi%C3%A7%C3%A3o_do_Jap%C3%A3o" class="extiw" title="pt:Ata de rendição do Japão">ata de rendição</a> em nome do governo japonês, a bordo do <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)" class="extiw" title="pt:USS Missouri (BB-63)">USS <i>Missouri</i> (BB-63)</a>, 2 de setembro de 1945.</div><div class="description mk lang-mk" lang="mk" dir="ltr" style="margin:.25em 0;line-height:normal;"><span class="language langlabel-mk" lang="mk" style="font-weight:bold;"><bdi>Македонски</bdi>: </span> Јапонскиот министер за надворешни работи <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu" class="extiw" title="en:Mamoru Shigemitsu">Мамору Шигемицу</a> ја потпишува <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender" class="extiw" title="en:Japanese Instrument of Surrender">капитулацијата на Јапонија</a> на американскиот брод „Мисури“ на 2 септември 1945 г.</div><div class="description uk lang-uk" lang="uk" dir="ltr" style="margin:.25em 0;line-height:normal;"><span class="language langlabel-uk" lang="uk" style="font-weight:bold;"><bdi>Українська</bdi>: </span> Міністр закордонних справ Японії <a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%96%D2%91%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%86%D1%83_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83" class="extiw" title="uk:Сіґеміцу Мамору">Сіґеміцу Мамору</a> підписує <a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%82_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8E_%D0%AF%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%97" class="extiw" title="uk:Акт про капітуляцію Японії">акт про капітуляцію</a> від імені уряду Японії на борту лінкора <a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)" class="extiw" title="uk:USS Missouri (BB-63)">USS Missouri (BB-63)</a>, 2 вересня 1945 року.</div></div> </div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><h1 class="mw-slot-header"><mediainfoslotheader></mediainfoslotheader></h1><mediainfoview style="display: none"><mediainfoviewcaptions><div class="wbmi-entityview-captionsPanel oo-ui-layout oo-ui-panelLayout 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Japan/Archive 3">Talk:Surrender of Japan/Archive 3</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns2"><a href="/wiki/User:Adam_Cuerden" title="User:Adam Cuerden">User:Adam Cuerden</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns2"><a href="/wiki/User:Bangkok31/subpage" title="User:Bangkok31/subpage">User:Bangkok31/subpage</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns2"><a href="/wiki/User:Daniel_Mietchen/Science_communication_gallery" title="User:Daniel Mietchen/Science communication gallery">User:Daniel Mietchen/Science communication gallery</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns2"><a href="/wiki/User:Heythereimaguy/sandbox" title="User:Heythereimaguy/sandbox">User:Heythereimaguy/sandbox</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns2"><a href="/wiki/User:Shafin10555/sandbox" title="User:Shafin10555/sandbox">User:Shafin10555/sandbox</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns3"><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Adam_Cuerden/Archive_7" title="User talk:Adam Cuerden/Archive 7">User talk:Adam Cuerden/Archive 7</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns3"><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Adam_Cuerden/Archive_8" title="User talk:Adam Cuerden/Archive 8">User talk:Adam Cuerden/Archive 8</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns3"><a href="/wiki/User_talk:TheFreeWorld/Archive_1" title="User talk:TheFreeWorld/Archive 1">User talk:TheFreeWorld/Archive 1</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns3"><a href="/wiki/User_talk:TheFreeWorld/Archive_3" title="User talk:TheFreeWorld/Archive 3">User talk:TheFreeWorld/Archive 3</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Mamoru_Shigemitsu_signs_the_Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender" title="Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender">Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/September-2020" title="Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/September-2020">Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/September-2020</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/World_War_II" title="Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II">Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_pictures_thumbs/68" title="Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs/68">Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs/68</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Main_Page_history/2021_September_2" title="Wikipedia:Main Page history/2021 September 2">Wikipedia:Main Page history/2021 September 2</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Main_Page_history/2021_September_2b" title="Wikipedia:Main Page history/2021 September 2b">Wikipedia:Main Page history/2021 September 2b</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Main_Page_history/2022_September_2" title="Wikipedia:Main Page history/2022 September 2">Wikipedia:Main Page history/2022 September 2</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Main_Page_history/2022_September_2b" title="Wikipedia:Main Page history/2022 September 2b">Wikipedia:Main Page history/2022 September 2b</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_of_the_day/September_2022" title="Wikipedia:Picture of the day/September 2022">Wikipedia:Picture of the day/September 2022</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries/September_2" title="Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 2">Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 2</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Japan/Recognized_content" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Recognized content">Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Recognized content</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Japan/Recognized_content_list" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Recognized content list">Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Recognized content list</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Featured_content" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Featured content">Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Featured content</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/News/October_2020/Articles" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/October 2020/Articles">Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/October 2020/Articles</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Russian,_Soviet_and_CIS_military_history_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Russian, Soviet and CIS military history task force">Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Russian, Soviet and CIS military history task force</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Showcase" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Showcase">Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Showcase</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Showcase/FP" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Showcase/FP">Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Showcase/FP</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Russia/History_of_Russia_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Russia/History of Russia task force">Wikipedia:WikiProject Russia/History of Russia task force</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Russia/Recognized_content" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Russia/Recognized content">Wikipedia:WikiProject Russia/Recognized content</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Soviet_Union" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Soviet Union">Wikipedia:WikiProject Soviet Union</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Soviet_Union/Left_panel" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Soviet Union/Left panel">Wikipedia:WikiProject Soviet Union/Left panel</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Soviet_Union/Recognized_content" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Soviet Union/Recognized content">Wikipedia:WikiProject Soviet Union/Recognized content</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States/Featured_pictures" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Featured pictures">Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Featured pictures</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States/Quality_content" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Quality content">Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Quality content</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States/Recognized_content" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Recognized content">Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Recognized content</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-09-27/Featured_content" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-09-27/Featured content">Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-09-27/Featured content</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2020-09-27" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2020-09-27">Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2020-09-27</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns5"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Picture_of_the_day/Archive_10" title="Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day/Archive 10">Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day/Archive 10</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns10"><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2022-09-02" title="Template:POTD/2022-09-02">Template:POTD/2022-09-02</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns100"><a href="/wiki/Portal:History/Recognized_content" title="Portal:History/Recognized content">Portal:History/Recognized content</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns100"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Japan" title="Portal:Japan">Portal:Japan</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns100"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Japan/Projects" title="Portal:Japan/Projects">Portal:Japan/Projects</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns100"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Japan/Recognized_content" title="Portal:Japan/Recognized content">Portal:Japan/Recognized content</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns100"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Soviet_Union" title="Portal:Soviet Union">Portal:Soviet Union</a></li> <li class="mw-imagepage-linkstoimage-ns118"><a href="/wiki/Draft:World_War_II_(Draft)" title="Draft:World War II (Draft)">Draft:World War II (Draft)</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="globalusage">Global file usage</h2> <div id="mw-imagepage-section-globalusage"><p>The following other wikis use this file: </p><ul> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-alt_wikipedia_org'>Usage on alt.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://alt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D3%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80:Potd/2021-09">Ӱлекер:Potd/2021-09</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-ang_wikipedia_org'>Usage on ang.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C7%A3dia:Gecorene_gemynddagas/Haligmona%C3%B0">Wikipǣdia:Gecorene gemynddagas/Haligmonað</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C7%A3dia:Gecorene_gemynddagas/2_Haligmona%C3%B0">Wikipǣdia:Gecorene gemynddagas/2 Haligmonað</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-ar_wikipedia_org'>Usage on ar.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7">نهاية الحرب العالمية الثانية في آسيا</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-arz_wikipedia_org'>Usage on arz.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86">اليابان</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-av_wikipedia_org'>Usage on av.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BF:Potd/2021-09">Халип:Potd/2021-09</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-be-tarask_wikipedia_org'>Usage on be-tarask.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%92%D1%8B%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F/2021/09">Вікіпэдыя:Выява дня/2021/09</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-crh_wikipedia_org'>Usage on crh.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eablon:Potd/2021-09">Şablon:Potd/2021-09</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-cs_wikipedia_org'>Usage on cs.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedie:Obr%C3%A1zek_t%C3%BDdne/N%C3%A1vrhy">Wikipedie:Obrázek týdne/Návrhy</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapitulace_Japonska">Kapitulace Japonska</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-cv_wikipedia_org'>Usage on cv.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD:Potd/2021-09">Шаблон:Potd/2021-09</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-de_wikipedia_org'>Usage on de.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/2._September">2. September</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapitulation_Japans">Kapitulation Japans</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigemitsu_Mamoru">Shigemitsu Mamoru</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronologie_des_Zweiten_Weltkrieges">Chronologie des Zweiten Weltkrieges</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besatzungszeit_in_Japan">Besatzungszeit in Japan</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedingungslose_Kapitulation">Bedingungslose Kapitulation</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-de_wiktionary_org'>Usage on de.wiktionary.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kapitulation">Kapitulation</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-el_wikipedia_org'>Usage on el.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1">Ιαπωνία</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B8%CE%B7%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%8C%CE%B3%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%99%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82">Συνθηκολόγηση της Ιαπωνίας</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-et_wikipedia_org'>Usage on et.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameerika_%C3%9Chendriikide_okupatsioon_Jaapanis">Ameerika Ühendriikide okupatsioon Jaapanis</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-fa_wikipedia_org'>Usage on fa.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86_%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87/%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1-%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B2%DB%B0">ویکیپدیا:گزیدن نگاره برگزیده/سپتامبر-۲۰۲۰</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF_%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85">جنگ جهانی دوم</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85_%DA%98%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%86">تسلیم ژاپن</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86_%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87/Mamoru_Shigemitsu_signs_the_Instrument_of_Surrender,_officially_ending_the_Second_World_War.jpg">ویکیپدیا:گزیدن نگاره برگزیده/Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War.jpg</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%98%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%84">ژاپن بعد از اشغال</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2/%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1_%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B2%DB%B3">ویکیپدیا:نگاره روز/سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%D9%88:%D9%86%D8%B1/2023-09-02">الگو:نر/2023-09-02</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%D9%88:%D9%86%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%AA_%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87/2023-09-02">الگو:نر محافظت شده/2023-09-02</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-fi_wikipedia_org'>Usage on fi.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toinen_maailmansota">Toinen maailmansota</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-fr_wikipedia_org'>Usage on fr.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_du_Japon">Empire du Japon</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Peacekeeper44">Utilisateur:Peacekeeper44</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Image_du_jour/14_d%C3%A9cembre_2020">Wikipédia:Image du jour/14 décembre 2020</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Image_du_jour/d%C3%A9cembre_2020">Wikipédia:Image du jour/décembre 2020</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:Aide_et_accueil/Twitter/Tweets/archives/d%C3%A9cembre_2020">Projet:Aide et accueil/Twitter/Tweets/archives/décembre 2020</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-ha_wikipedia_org'>Usage on ha.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Surrender">No Surrender</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-hu_wikipedia_org'>Usage on hu.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Kezd%C5%91lapm%C5%B1hely/A_nap_k%C3%A9pe/2021-09">Wikipédia:Kezdőlapműhely/A nap képe/2021-09</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:A_nap_k%C3%A9pe/2021-09">Wikipédia:A nap képe/2021-09</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-hy_wikipedia_org'>Usage on hy.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A1%D6%80:Potd/2021-09">Կաղապար:Potd/2021-09</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-id_wikipedia_org'>Usage on id.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Gambar_pilihan/Usulan/2024">Wikipedia:Gambar pilihan/Usulan/2024</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Gambar_pilihan/Usulan/2024/Periode_21">Wikipedia:Gambar pilihan/Usulan/2024/Periode 21</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-it_wikipedia_org'>Usage on it.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giappone_postbellico">Giappone postbellico</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-it_wiktionary_org'>Usage on it.wiktionary.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/resa">resa</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-ka_wikipedia_org'>Usage on ka.wikipedia.org <ul> <li><a class="external" href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%90">იაპონია</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90">იაპონიის კაპიტულაცია</a></li> <li><a class="external" href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%92%E1%83%98:Potd/2021-09">თარგი:Potd/2021-09</a></li> </ul></li> <li class='mw-gu-onwiki-ko_wikipedia_org'>Usage on ko.wikipedia.org <ul> 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Lieutentant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.</td></tr><tr class="exif-make"><th>Camera manufacturer</th><td><a href="/wiki/Leaf" title="Leaf">Leaf</a></td></tr><tr class="exif-model"><th>Camera model</th><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leaf_Aptus-II_12(LI301506_)/Schneider_Lens_Control&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leaf Aptus-II 12(LI301506 )/Schneider Lens Control (page does not exist)">Leaf Aptus-II 12(LI301506 )/Schneider Lens Control</a></td></tr><tr class="exif-usercomment"><th>User comments</th><td>Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Lieutentant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. 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