the surrender of japan on uss missouri
in july 1944, umezu appointed final chief of imperial japanese army general staff, , member of supreme war council. along war minister korechika anami , soemu toyoda, chief of imperial japanese navy general staff, umezu opposed surrender in august 1945; believed military should fight on, forcing allies sustain such heavy losses in invasion of japan, japan negotiate peace under better terms. aware of planned coup d état junior officers opposed surrender, did nothing either aid or hinder it. ordered emperor hirohito sign instrument of surrender on behalf of armed forces on september 2, 1945 , thus, army s senior representative during surrender ceremonies on battleship uss missouri, @ end of world war ii. entered reserves on november 30.
after war, arrested scap authorities , tried war criminal @ international military tribunal far east in tokyo. found guilty of counts 1, 27, 29, 31 , 32 of waging war of aggression , sentenced life imprisonment on november 12, 1948. while in prison, became convert christianity. umezu died rectal cancer in prison in 1949.
umezu signing instrument of surrender allied nations
another perspective of gen. umezu signing instrument of surrender
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