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Australian Army Brigadier L. G. H. Dyke, CBE DSO, signing the instrument of surrender for all Japanese forces in the Lesser Sundas, Koepang, Timor, 3 Oct 1945; photo 3 of 3	Australian Lieutenant Colonel R. A. C. Muir and Dutch Colonel de Rooy inspecting a captured Japanese Ki-46 aircraft at Menado, Celebes, Dutch East Indies, 3 Oct 1945

Forecastle of Japanese carrier Hosho, Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945	Hangar of light carrier Hosho, 3 Oct 1945

Light carrier Hosho off Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2	Light carrier Hosho off Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945, photo 2 of 2

Lt. Gen. K. Yamada of Japanese 48th Division signing the instrument of surrender for all Japanese forces in the Lesser Sundas, Koepang, Timor, 3 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 3	Lt. Gen. K. Yamada of Japanese 48th Division signing the surrender of the Lesser Sundas, Timor, 3 Oct 1945; Australian Pilot Officer E Weatherstone & Brigadier LGH Dyke look on; photo 2 of 3

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the site of the last V2 to fall on London on Mar 27, 1945 at Vallance Road, Stepney, in the East End, London and 134 people were killed, mostly Jewish refugees, Oct 4, 1945	Harry Truman awarding the Medal of Honor to Major Louis H. Wilson, Jr., USMC on the lawn of the White House, Washington DC, United States, 5 Oct 1945

Lieutenant General Ginnosuke Uchida surrendering his forces to the Chinese, former French Concession zone, Tianjin, China, 7 Oct 1945; the surrender document was accepted by USMC Major General Keller Rockey on behalf of the Chinese	Clarke, Hamamoto, Yamashita, Hendricks, and Guy, at Yamashita's arraignment, Manila, Philippines, 8 Oct 1945

Damaged upper hangar deck of Katsuragi, Kure, Japan, 8 Oct 1945	Tone sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 8 Oct 1945

Hyuga sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 9 Oct 1945	Hyuga sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 9 Oct 1945

Prime Minister Kijuro Shidehara with his cabinet, Tokyo, Japan, 9 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2; note Mitsumasa Yonai and Shigeru Yoshida in front row	Prime Minister Kijuro Shidehara with his cabinet, Tokyo, Japan, 9 Oct 1945, photo 2 of 2; note Mitsumasa Yonai and Shigeru Yoshida in front row

Sunken Aoba at Kure, Japan, 9 Oct 1945	A German V2 rocket at the moment of launch during Allied tests at the former Kupps proving grounds, Cuxhaven, Germany, 10 Oct 1945.