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| V-J Day |
Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P
Day)'s a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of Japan occurred,
effectively ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event. The
term has been applied to both the day on which the initial announcement of
Japan's surrender was made in the afternoon of August 15, 1945 (August 14 North
American date), as well as the date the formal surrender ceremony was
performed in Tokyo Bay, aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri on September 2,
1945.
In Japan, the day's usually known as Shuusen-kinenbi, which literally means the
"memorial day for the end of the war"; the official name for the day's however
"the day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace". This official name was
adopted in 1982 by an ordinance issued by the Japanese government.
The day's commemorated as Liberation Day in Korea and some other nations.
Surrender
A little after noon Japan standard time on August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito's
announcement of Japan's acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration
was broadcast to the Japanese people over the radio. Earlier the same day, the
Japanese government had broadcast an announcement over Radio Tokyo that
"acceptance of the Potsdam Proclamation [would-be] coming soon," and had
advised the Allies of the surrender by sending a cable to U.S. President Harry S
Truman via the Swiss diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C. On August 15 & 16
some Japanese soldiers, devastated by the surrender, committed suicide; over
100 American prisoners of war were also executed. In addition, many Australian
and British prisoners of war were illegally executed in Borneo, at both Ranau and
Sandakan, by the Imperial Japanese Army.
Since the European Axis Powers had surrendered three months earlier (V-E Day), V-
J Day would be the official end of World War II. In his announcement of Japan's
surrender on August 14, President Truman said that "the proclamation of V-J Day
must wait upon the formal signing of the surrender terms by Japan". The formal
Japanese signing of the surrender terms took place on board the battleship USS
Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945, and at that time Truman actually
declared September 2 to be V-J Day.
In Australia and most other allied nations, the name V-P Day was used from the
outset. The Canberra Times of August 14 1945 refers to VP Day celebrations, and a
public holiday for VP Day was gazetted by the government in that year
according to the Australian War Memorial.
Timeline
Famous photograph
One of the most famous photographs ever published by Life, V–J day in Times
Square was shot in Times Square on August 14, 1945. Alfred Eisenstaedt was in the
square taking candids when he spotted a sailor "running along the street
grabbing any and every girl in sight . . . Then suddenly, in a flash, I saw something
white being grabbed. I turned around and clicked the moment the sailor kissed
the nurse." Eisenstadt was very gratified and pleased with this enduring image,
saying: "People tell me that when I'm in heaven they'll remember this picture." The
participants in the kiss were never confirmed by Eisenstaedt. Life, however,
accepted nurse Edith Cullen Shain's claim to this honour in a handwritten letter to
Eisenstaedt 35 years later. Over 20 men have claimed to be the sailor, but none
has been positively identified.
Commemoration
China
September 3's recognized as V-J Day in the People's Republic of China. As the
final official surrender of Japan was accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri
in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, the Kuomingtang government, which
represented China on the Missouri, announced the three-day holidays to
celebrate V-J Day, starting September 3. There're still "September 3" streets (in )
and primary schools (in ) in almost every major city in China.
Korea
V-J Day's celebrated as "Liberation Day" in both of the Koreas since part of
Japan's unconditional surrender included ending its rule over Korea.
United States
V-J Day's recognized as an official holiday in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The
holiday's official name's "Victory Day", and it's observed on the second Monday of
August. There've been several attempts in the 1980s and 1990s to eliminate or
rename the holiday on the grounds that it's discriminatory. While those all failed,
the state legislature did pass a resolution in 1990 "stating that Victory Day isn't a
day to express satisfaction in the destruction and death caused by nuclear
bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki."
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Day)'s a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of Japan occurred,
effectively ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event. The
term has been applied to both the day on which the initial announcement of
Japan's surrender was made in the afternoon of August 15, 1945 (August 14 North
American date), as well as the date the formal surrender ceremony was
performed in Tokyo Bay, aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri on September 2,
1945.
In Japan, the day's usually known as Shuusen-kinenbi, which literally means the
"memorial day for the end of the war"; the official name for the day's however
"the day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace". This official name was
adopted in 1982 by an ordinance issued by the Japanese government.
The day's commemorated as Liberation Day in Korea and some other nations.
Surrender
A little after noon Japan standard time on August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito's
announcement of Japan's acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration
was broadcast to the Japanese people over the radio. Earlier the same day, the
Japanese government had broadcast an announcement over Radio Tokyo that
"acceptance of the Potsdam Proclamation [would-be] coming soon," and had
advised the Allies of the surrender by sending a cable to U.S. President Harry S
Truman via the Swiss diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C. On August 15 & 16
some Japanese soldiers, devastated by the surrender, committed suicide; over
100 American prisoners of war were also executed. In addition, many Australian
and British prisoners of war were illegally executed in Borneo, at both Ranau and
Sandakan, by the Imperial Japanese Army.
Since the European Axis Powers had surrendered three months earlier (V-E Day), V-
J Day would be the official end of World War II. In his announcement of Japan's
surrender on August 14, President Truman said that "the proclamation of V-J Day
must wait upon the formal signing of the surrender terms by Japan". The formal
Japanese signing of the surrender terms took place on board the battleship USS
Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945, and at that time Truman actually
declared September 2 to be V-J Day.
In Australia and most other allied nations, the name V-P Day was used from the
outset. The Canberra Times of August 14 1945 refers to VP Day celebrations, and a
public holiday for VP Day was gazetted by the government in that year
according to the Australian War Memorial.
Timeline
- March 18-June 231945: Battle of Okinawa. 85,000+ US military casualties
and losses, and 140,000+ to Japanese. Approximately one-fourth of the
Japanese civilian population died resisting the invasion, often in mass
suicides organised by the Imperial Japanese Army. - July 26: Potsdam Declaration's issued. Truman tells Japan, "Surrender or
suffer prompt and utter destruction." - July 29: Japan rejects the Potsdam Declaration.
- August 2: Potsdam conference ends.
- August 6: An atomic bomb, "Little Boy"'s dropped on Hiroshima.
- August 8: USSR declares war on Japan, operation of August Storm
- August 9: Another atomic bomb, "Fat Man"'s dropped on Nagasaki.
- August 15: Japan surrenders. Date's remembered as "V-J Day" or "V-P Day"
and described as such in newspapers in the United States, United Kingdom,
Australia, New Zealand and Canada. - September 2: Official surrender ceremony; President Truman declares
September 2 officially "V-J Day". - November 1:Scheduled commencement of Operation Olympic, the allied
invasion of Kyushu. - March 11946: Scheduled commencement of Operation Coronet, the
allied invasion of Honshu.
Famous photograph
One of the most famous photographs ever published by Life, V–J day in Times
Square was shot in Times Square on August 14, 1945. Alfred Eisenstaedt was in the
square taking candids when he spotted a sailor "running along the street
grabbing any and every girl in sight . . . Then suddenly, in a flash, I saw something
white being grabbed. I turned around and clicked the moment the sailor kissed
the nurse." Eisenstadt was very gratified and pleased with this enduring image,
saying: "People tell me that when I'm in heaven they'll remember this picture." The
participants in the kiss were never confirmed by Eisenstaedt. Life, however,
accepted nurse Edith Cullen Shain's claim to this honour in a handwritten letter to
Eisenstaedt 35 years later. Over 20 men have claimed to be the sailor, but none
has been positively identified.
Commemoration
China
September 3's recognized as V-J Day in the People's Republic of China. As the
final official surrender of Japan was accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri
in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, the Kuomingtang government, which
represented China on the Missouri, announced the three-day holidays to
celebrate V-J Day, starting September 3. There're still "September 3" streets (in )
and primary schools (in ) in almost every major city in China.
Korea
V-J Day's celebrated as "Liberation Day" in both of the Koreas since part of
Japan's unconditional surrender included ending its rule over Korea.
United States
V-J Day's recognized as an official holiday in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The
holiday's official name's "Victory Day", and it's observed on the second Monday of
August. There've been several attempts in the 1980s and 1990s to eliminate or
rename the holiday on the grounds that it's discriminatory. While those all failed,
the state legislature did pass a resolution in 1990 "stating that Victory Day isn't a
day to express satisfaction in the destruction and death caused by nuclear
bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki."
DOWNLOAD PDF with IMAGES
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