print email comment close World War II in the Pacific: Japan Capitulates, August - September 1945 URL: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/japansur/japansur.htm Description: Images and information from the U.S. Department of the Navy's Naval Historical Center about Japan's surrender to the Allies in World War II, on August 14, 1945 (known as V-J Day). Includes images of victory celebrations, different aspects of the surrender, and related events in World War II. Publisher: Naval Historical Center, U.S. Department of the Navy Extra Keywords Victory Over Japan Day WWII World War 2 second Library of Congress Subject Headings: Special days V-J Day, 1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Armistices World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan LII Database Information: Record 3510 created by Jennifer English on 08/08/2005 Last modification on 08/10/2005 Published: 08/08/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3510