September 1945, 15 is considered the end of World War II after the surrender of Japanese troops on August XNUMX of the same year.
On September 2, 1945, US Army General Douglas MacArthur presided over a ceremony marking the surrender of Japan, ending World War II.
The brief ceremony took place in Tokyo Bay on the USS Pacific Fleet Commander's Battleship Missouri.
Addressing the representatives of the Allies gathered on the ship, General MacArthur said that like all mankind, he hoped that after this momentous event, a better world would emerge from the blood and horrors of the past, a world that would 'was dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of humanity's most cherished desires, freedom, tolerance and justice.
The Second World War (1939-1945) was one of the bloodiest wars in human history. Its beginnings are connected with unresolved accounts between powerful states from the First World War.