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...
The plaque says that 8 people were killed but has the names of only five: fou...
15 August is the official VJ Day in the UK so erecting this plaque on Wednesd...
Historian, statesman and a founder of the National Portrait Gallery.
Re-designed in 1992. The arch was moved in 1994.
