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Posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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On This Day in History - September 16, 1945
Photos Taken On This Day Instrument of Surrender of Japanese forces in Hong Kong signed 16 September 1945 by Royal Navy Rear Admiral Cecil Harcourt and Japanese Navy Vice Admiral Ruitaro Fujita and Army Major General Umekichi Okada.
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