Documents
Updated 4/4/07
The following are copies of original documents of the German Surrender, issued in a pamphlet published by the National Archives:
Instrument of German Surrender in the Southwest (Italy)
Instrument of German Surrender in the Northwest
Preparation for general German Surrender
Instrument of Surrender for All German Forces
Order for Surrender Procedures
Instrument of Surrender for German Naval Forces
Agreement for Formal Ratification
Authorization to Execute Ratification
Instrument of Surrender Berlin, Germany
German language version of surrender document
President Truman's VE-Day Proclamation
The following are copies of original documents of the Japanese Surrender, issued in a pamphlet published by the National Archives:
The Potsdam Declaration
Credentials of the Japanese Representatives to the surrender ceremony
Instrument of Japanese Surrender
Instrument of Surrender in the Philippine Islands
Instrument of Surrender in Korea
Instrument of Surrender in Singapore