The surrender of Japan was announced in Japan (USA, Europe, etc.) on 14 (15) August 1945 and effectively ended WW2. The paperwork was done two weeks later on 2 September. All three dates are sometimes known as VJ Day. In the UK the official date is 15 August. The title was chosen by analogy to VE Day for Victory in Europe.
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50th anniversary of VJ Day
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander, allied forces Europe, Genera...
{Top plaque:} On the 22nd January 1945 at 2.35 pm the last V2 long range rock...
15 August is the official VJ Day in the UK so erecting this plaque on Wednesd...
Historian. novelist and biographer. Born at Dartington Rectory, Devon. He int...
