Footage of the Moment the Japanese Surrendered

[@doc-holliday-]

And now they're one of our closest allies. Crazy how time changes things.

[@stormerz8605]

Doc Holliday theyre not even in nato

[@SadethCheng]

Storm erZ They're still our biggest ally in the Asia region. We have SoFA status with them. I would know because I was stationed in Japan for 2 years.

[@stormerz8605]

Sadeth Cheng sofa isnt anything near NATO, maybe allies in asia (theres also south korea), but definitely not biggest allies in general, not even allies maybe, just friendly relations and good cooperators. In nato both countries keep military personnel in each others countries/base, both work together in exercises, plan theoretical war theaters, everyone has to spend a minimum of their GDP % of defense (in theory...), it's defensive alliance, technology cooperation etc... those are allies

[@SadethCheng]

Storm erZ Well, we constantly house personnel from the Japanese Ground Defense Force in our baseson Okinawa. We do several annual field exercise with them every year.

[@Jeremiahking101]

Storm have you ever served with the Japanese? I have and am right now, ive been here for a year and the relationship we have with them is strong.

[@PhilLankford]

The US navy also brought in the tallest sailors in the fleet to be on the Missouri that day. The Japanese had to walk down the deck surrounded by guys 6'3" and up..

[@Zenon0K]

When did that come in? Because I was considering joining over a decade ago (got puberty extremely young and in 3 distinct phases. Lets just say I was 20 when I was able to grow a beard, I was 13 before I was over 5 foot, and if the lights were off, I pass as a man's man in every way by the age of 8) and I was told that if I grew another inch I'd be turned away. Maybe my brain got freaked out or something because I never grew another centimetre over 6 feet.

[@Jake-us7zx]

@@Zenon0K that’s pretty normal growth , I know a kid 15 years old and already has a full beard

[@otto7848]

@StreetCarz I was two when one of my grandkids died... Sad times

[@ntian29]

Ultimate flex

[@aleksandersuur9475]

That's a pretty typical thing to do for all sorts of military powers all over the world, especially for ceremonial units proper height is one of the primary qualifications.

[@bb-6359]

I can't imagine how powerful this moment was for all those people who fought in the Pacific...

[@Stevenowski]

My dad said it was "more than incredible." He was discharged at 19 after serving 5 years in the Marines. 🇺🇸

[@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont]

Sobering to watch this in 2020 on the eve of the 75th Anniversary of the End Of World War II. Sad that all but a very small handful of men on duty that day have left us.

[@bb-6359]

@@Stevenowski wait... he signed up when he was 14??

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

@@bb-6359 No he probably lied

[@eileendouvarjo176]

My dad was there..Ltjg Frank Fitch USCG..

[@davidhalliday616]

My grandfather said they took all the servicemen over 6’ tall and lined them up and made the Japanese walk in between.

[@nicholascarr6251]

wow that's actually amazing if that happened

[@benice6908]

Disrespectful in a way but I love it

[@notme8652]

They had to Destroy their pride somehow

[@nicholascarr6251]

@@notme8652 They just lost WW2, how much pride do they have left.

[@falseprofit2569]

@@nicholascarr6251 remember they were extremely honorable and would fight to the last men, willing to carry out kamikaze attacks so yes it's a surprise to you but not really when you see how much they honored death over surrender

[@chancemolinari893]

my grandfather was in the boat next to that boat

[@KorEditing]

cool

[@Maxvolume123]

Ben Harder God bless

[@Norwegian733]

My grandfather was next to the boat that was next to *that* boat.

[@chiraqtookapack7189]

My grandfather used to walk 10 miles everyday to school in the snow without shoes. I think grandparents lie a lot.

[@laim1499]

I'm sorry to hear that Ben, he must have had many stories

[@nathanbasset]

Fun fact: Tokyo Tower was built to show the west that Japan had recovered. Unfortunately Japan didn’t have enough raw metal to build it, so Shermans and other US vehicles that were left behind were melted down and used.

[@historysquad]

Big brain

[@yaerootaegrewriowollio5232]

Ironic

[@SunnyDayz16]

Irony

[@louissuguitan4858]

Yes, ironic, because it has a lot of iron in it

[@shalijulinggi4037]

@@louissuguitan4858 Legend

[@discover854]

man imagine that sight of 1500 planes flying across Tokyo bay. It really shows both people and military that there was no way for Japan to win.

[@KenJackson_US]

That was good. Even after two atomic bombs, the Army tried to actually kidnap the emperor to keep him from broadcasting an order to surrender. Incredible.

[@discover854]

@@KenJackson_US Considering how many men they lost it China. It shouldnt be a surprised that the military wanted to continue fighting. Sure the civilian were dying in the hundreds of thousands from starvation to bombing but majority of the Army in Japan were still intact.

[@elemes24]

Was also thinking about this... I’ve never personally seen a sortie of more than 15 aircraft in my life 😂😂 but 1500?!?!

[@ohnetitel4611]

If it wasn't for the atomic bombs, they would've won.

[@tylerscott1216]

@@ohnetitel4611 japan ? They would of just killed so many people just make a point of no surrender

[@DonnieDin]

When I was in the US Army, we did a month-long training exercise with the Japanese army in Yakima Washington. They are some of the kindest people I have ever met. They were nothing but respectful and honorable.

[@asapmimic1289]

That’s because after their actions in WW2 they realized that their hopes of expansion were just impossible. They also realized that they caused a lot of unnecessary bloodshed. They’re a small island nation that are surrounded by superpowers and superpower controlled territories. So instead of putting all their efforts into military expansion and technology, they put it into public technology. That’s why today, they have crazy cool technology. Here in the US I think the military is about 10-15 years ahead of the general public. I can be wrong on that number. I’ve heard it being even near 20-30 years ahead. Things like Face ID and fingerprint scanning or drones. Today that’s a common thing on devices and go into any electronic store and you’ll see tons of drones. There’s testimony of people saying the government had that technology in the 60’s and 70’s.

[@meeb3897]

Japan doesn't have an army...

[@2bobaf]

@Mr. J And it's like the world 5th largest self-defense force or something.

[@2bobaf]

19th. Well only a little out lol

[@officialwafflehouse1593]

509 yaks

[@gorgiascae5682]

Side effects of nuclear attack also include massive productions of technology and anime.

[@Boragath]

Juguz Jota Pe they have to release that rage somehow since they can't go to war

[@Jason_Eissayou]

Juguz Jota Pe it’s cuz they went brain dead and started making anime

[@kaiza6467]

Juguz Jota Pe lol shows how much you know The reason technology in Japan advanced so much is because their military was liquidised and the wealth was taken from the rich and distributed amongst the populace. Without a military to maintain, an abundance of wealth and no need to worry about their national security thanks to their new guard dogs, Japan could focus on development which is why they've advanced so far now. And their anime? lol, America has cartoons as well. What's so weird about that? It just so happens that anime became so popular overseas, that the industry flourished. Just look at all the Weeaboos who desperately want to be Japanese. xD

[@l0lLorenzol0l]

Kaiza the joke your head

[@UnknownSwordsman]

Kaiza While what you said is quite true. I'm pretty sure the OP only meant it as a joke. To the OP-> Haha! Good one!

[@martinmartin8666]

1500 planes?after they surrendered?jeez..that was the ultimate flex..

[@ygjjjgui]

And after they bombed 2 cities to oblivion. Ultimate flex...

[@slimglizzyjr]

Do u play clash?

[@martinmartin8666]

@@slimglizzyjr yes..why?

[@slimglizzyjr]

martin martin awesome. I clash as well

[@martinmartin8666]

@@slimglizzyjr nice..what th level are you?

[@shaserdeses]

Once enemies now closest friends in the pacific.

[@DieterRahm1845]

The Earth is flat and there is an ancient civilisation living in the Moon.

[@sarveedahassan3723]

@@DieterRahm1845 japanese anime is enough for america

[@thebasementbum4570]

@@DieterRahm1845 true

[@Amani-zo8ic]

the basement bum nah we’re friends

[@Amani-zo8ic]

In the world not just pacific

[@natewyliestudios]

The Japanese guy dressed like the monopoly guy

[@user-tr1gc6yi2h]

Emperor Hirohito

[@h____hchump8941]

Japan wanted to be as powerful as the Europeans, but didn't know what made them powerful so copied everything, even down to their attire. (this was in the 19th century)

[@user-tr1gc6yi2h]

@@h____hchump8941 right

[@Lestibournes]

@@h____hchump8941 not just Japan. Joseon switched its patronage to Russia and imitated it. I think it's about breaking away from the past in order to adopt better methods of doing things, and so they wanted a visual break too to help internalize the change.

[@maddyg3208]

That was the way diplomats used to dress until it went out of fashion and nobody told the Japanese

[@Commander800]

My grandfather was a tail gunner on a B-29 Superfortress when it flew over on that day. Incredible man he was.

[@samgaming3559]

🙂

[@Minato_Akiyama03]

Has he been to joseon before?

[@randomep]

Hmmm just curious why it was necessary to fly with the gunner

[@kevinjotgaming8828]

Weird how we're all watching dead people making peace

[@bighands69]

I doubt everybody in the video is dead.

[@SojuLast]

They wouldve had to have been like under 20 years old and thats assuming they lived for 95 years.

[@kevinjotgaming8828]

Last_ yeah , most of them are probably dead no offence to anyone tho

[@dizzy2xx]

@@bighands69 same

[@bighands69]

@@SojuLast So all WW2 vets are dead?

[@doctorsoggy5563]

and then anime began

[@garrett4063]

japan said "well i cant take over the world fuck it anime lets go"

[@IronMike-lt6et]

GamingLover43 Philippines had nothing to do with this buddy

[@CT--gs1wj]

and Weeaboism

[@ScoutJoe]

Philippines did help because they are a colony of US that time. Most of the resistance remained in the Islands are filipino guerrillas and others joined the US military that were deployed in japan. so it's basically Filipinos, Americans and other allies like Russians and British did help a bit in that world war II in pacific

[@fastestantalive5772]

AutisticSausage fuck anime

[@rainesc8739]

My great great grandfather died from one of the prison camps in the Philippines during the war. He survived the infamous Death March but after reaching the camps, no news came ever since. Whenever I think of the war, I always have thoughts like how I hope he was alive when the war ended. What happened was really a tragic part of history, and the scars never left the veterans and us their families.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

[@wheelmanstan]

1500 planes must have been an awesome flyby, an awakening display of power, holy shit imagine experiencing the end of such a bloody war, they must have gotten drunk on another level during that celebration

[@FoeReaper]

No its a great display of the power of their government not their people. The only reason Japan surrendered to America was because it'd rather become a Democracy than turned into a pig and slimey Soviet state. A lot of Japanese didn't want to fight yet its either that or have you and your entire killed and turned into soap.

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

wheelmanstan 7 American soldiers were killed by falling bullets from others firing their guns into the air to celebrate that the war was over.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

Nickoli Lion Where did you get this?

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

Ike Okereke Was told to me by my history professor in college. He specialized in both world wars so I believed him. lol

[@LightAndDarkMdness02]

Kirei Kotomine A lot of people conviently forget all of the terrible things the Japanese did to China. Oh, and what about Unit 731? They did stuff even the Nazis would say was going too far.

[@sirshagsalot929]

Imagine they all said sike and did a kamikaze moment

[@thevoyager2052]

Papa Kim BHAHAHAAHHA

[@meghapawar8755]

hey kim go away

[@aidensamarron4486]

Can I call you Daddy Kim instead?

[@sirshagsalot929]

@@vatsal9005 are ya winning son

[@Retronyx]

That would be...... TOP 10 ANIME BETRAYAL

[@switchmz9047]

My father was in the USS MISSOURI while the attack happened, he was a loader on the number 6 anti aircraft 5 inch, 25 caliber gun. Rest in Peace

[@Vin.1904]

What battle?

[@kenchan4267]

@@Vin.1904 battle in pearl harbor

[@wkrot4245]

@@kenchan4267 The Missouri did not exist at the time of Pearl Harbor.

[@kenchan4267]

@@wkrot4245 what battle did he mean this?

[@wkrot4245]

@@kenchan4267 I don't even think he knows.

[@nohomoedgelordallenioso5005]

Most of us will go our entire lives without experiencing such an intense array of emotions as those soldiers and sailors probably felt at that moment.

[@yootoober2009]

too bad our some of our school children have experienced those emotions in their own classrooms... and will continue until assault weapons proliferation continues.

[@a.m.6402]

Assault weapons are far worse than any nuclear weapon.

[@deathsoldier2222]

That's a lie the direction the world is going today we definitely will

[@davidh9844]

THAT is precisely why they fought that war, so that we wouldn't have to.

[@Celedan]

@@yootoober2009 Battle royale: school edition

[@srkgalaxy824]

The planes at the end was actually a symbol saying "gg noobs"

[@WangFire]

"ez"

[@StaK_1980]

EZ life EZ game...

[@GeneralG1810]

REKT

[@artsiah2864]

Ricardo Hernández lol

[@sephiroaone-of-nine101]

what? they were your allies and lasted longer than you guys did

[@phtevlin]

Douglas McArthur handled the surrender perfectly.

[@pooply3053]

about as perfectly as he almost got to handle the Korean war

[@pooply3053]

sexy sloth I do hope you all realise genuinely that was sarcasm. By nuking China he genuinely would've caused a possible third world war

[@RPDBY]

its hard to screw up a surrender, isnt it

[@Light-vu6ws]

What is a perfect surrender?

[@lyricanascku322]

Yeah because forgive the emperor murders it's pretty perfectly

[@AdmiralBonetoPick]

So is the Smithsonian Channel basically what the History Channel and National Geographic channel used to be before they both transformed into general entertainment low-budget reality TV networks?

[@x3wildcard]

Well... yes.

[@Heywoodthepeckerwood]

Yes. It is my favorite channel by far.

[@Dayvit78]

And yet there's still dozens of youtube historians that do a better job of making documentaries than all of them put together.

[@x3wildcard]

@@Dayvit78 That's so true.

[@PS4sos21]

Those were the days when the History Channel and National Geographic meant something.. I hate the future🤬🤬🤬

[@haytamharvey1845]

Fun fact : Canada signed on the wrong line so everyone had to re-write their country and the declaration was a mess

[@arbynChief617]

Oh Canada is more than just their anthem

[@myczxr]

...seriously?

[@haytamharvey1845]

@@myczxr yea, just search "Canada sign in the wrong spot" and you will find it.

[@jeffdelaney8934]

Canada was the first country to declare war on Japan, one day before the U.S.

[@duiwithc4corvette403]

@@jeffdelaney8934 yeah, Canada was nasty in the war

[@Zichoe]

Can't imagine how embarrass Japanese to signing that agreement of surrender

[@_spooT]

I don't think they're THAT embarrassed. The Japanese highly regard honor as part of their culture. There is no honor in someone who can't accept his/her defeat. You accept your defeat and move forward.

[@matchlockashigaru9755]

@@_spooT The Japanese have a different concept of honour which is more akin to win at all costs

[@matchlockashigaru9755]

@@_spooT I implore you that if you think that they had a similar sense of honour to the west, Why do you think they did all their war crimes and their refusal to surrender during the pacific island campaign where no Japanese unit had surrendered until the Emperor did? Why do you think they used Kamikaze attacks to try and disrupt the Americans? Why did they suicidally charge at American Lines? The Japanese Honour system is more like trying to honour your family by doing good deeds, you do not fail as that would shame your family's name. I don't need to be told by the Japanese of old and the present as you say, though they probably would've said that honouring your family was the most important thing.

[@normalbird1139]

@@_spooT Western and Japanese differ alot.

[@_spooT]

​@@normalbird1139 Join the armed forces, come out from multiple battles, meet new people of different cultures, learn new things. sooner or later you'll understand. Honor has nothing to do with whatever country you belong.

[@johnc1014]

I like that we had thousands of aircraft flying over. That kind of showed the Japanese what they'd have faced had they continued the war. By that time, the Japanese naval and air forces were nearly completely destroyed.

[@wheelmanstan]

Oh yeah. But the Japanese were crazy, not even the firebombing and two atomic bombs were enough to make them surrender, it was the Russian Army at their backs.

[@mattkeller6383]

wheelmanstan nope, it was definitely the bombs the Japanese had instilled such fervor and passion into their soldiers and people that they'd rather kill themselves than die from americans they would've gladly fought the russians in a heartbeat. Maybe it was a contributing factor to their surrender but the bombs were undoubtably why they surrendered. The Japanese started the withhdrawl of troops days after the bombs were dropped

[@cmonster314]

thats not at all true. they major generals and leaders didnt care enough about the bombings to even have a meeting about it. there had already been numerous cases where 80-90+% of cities were destroyed in one night by firebombing and this had been happening all over the country. it was only news of the fact that the soviets didnt want peace negotiations that finally led to them surrendering to us, so they wouldnt get invaded by the red army.

[@rumblefish9]

One of the main reasons why Japan surrendered was because of the advancing Russians. They were actually more scared of the Russians.

[@DS-gn1qu]

Ay re the US committed the most war crimes.

[@Leprechaunproduction]

I visited the USS Missouri many years ago; even as a teenager, it was incredible to actually stand where the terms of surrender were signed over 60 years before. It's still one of the most incredible moments of my life.

[@acchaladka]

Where is it today?

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@acchaladka It's in Pearl Harbor as is the The USS Arizona!

[@elle3312]

I'm a Filipino and it horrifies me whenever my dad used to tell stories about what happened during World War 2.

[@kijanu64]

Same here

[@johneynon7121]

Like stories about the (American war) Vietnam. I can tell you some.

[@alexucon]

yeah just like what wendy did to the smurfs

[@bins1]

@Git Gud yeah and the Japanese are still apologizing countries to this day who were affected by the Imperial Japanese during WW2.

[@Ryno_D1no]

@@johneynon7121 Well the only measure of victory or progress in the Vietnam War was body count.

[@perfectstudents8361]

The Japanese military surrendered to the American and Allied forces on the 2nd of September, 1945, after the World War II. I happened to watch this video on its 75th anniversary on the 2nd of September, 2020.

[@charlesbissey9901]

Same

[@3vo338]

I turned 18 that day u watched this

[@chazmichaelmichaels88]

And?

[@brad_359]

My great uncle was killed on the USS Indianapolis

[@MrOg99]

Brad _ thank you for your uncles service!

[@pickles9774]

RIP..

[@polop3338]

Anonym well fuck you, cause your country is next

[@sipnz4904]

dead

[@notmyles712]

Thank you for your uncles service may he rest in peace

[@joesmoe6947]

Apparently during the 2008 financial crisis. When the Banks and AIG were about to go under. The Russians came to the Japanese with a proposition. Both owned very large stakes in AIG. The Russians asked the Japanese if they would agree to dump all their shares in AIG simultaneously. It would have been the final nail in AIGs coffin. This would likely have caused a total economic collapse. The effects would have been absolute chaos and anarchy around the globe. But, the Japanese politely told them no. Crazy how things change. Japan was given a second chance to essentially start a world war. Along side Russia and China to wreak havoc on the US. And yet they declined. Glad to have you on our side Japan! Thank you and God bless.

[@machinesandthings9641]

Probably because they knew how it would end (nuclear war). No one wins. Glad they are our friend too

[@jkcarroll]

It's because the northern-most Japanese home islands are still held by Russia; and they knew what would happen to them if they ever turned their backs on China for all the Japanese enslavement of China. 75 year later and they're still digging up drums of biological weapons that the Japanese had been developing and testing on Chinese and Allied prisoners.

[@machinesandthings9641]

Roger Wilco kinda true with all countries and races really. Crazy though

[@bighands69]

It would not have caused economic collapse. It would have create a great economic turmoil but not collapse.

[@verward]

that 1500 planes ending + the entire fleet just chilling is just too savage. "FYI this is what you were up against if you didn't surrender. Good call, buddy."

[@sanseverything900]

"This is what a sleeping giant looks like when you wake it."

[@fremonteaglesmedia6561]

@@sanseverything900 'Murica!

[@bricecay1765]

Truly grateful to have these moments on film for many generations to see including ours.

[@USAR8888]

Amazing to think this battleship was still used in combat almost 50 years later in Desert Storm.

[@brettfavreify]

The Allied forces were certainly more magnanimous, generous, and respectful in victory than the Axis Powers would've been in our defeat.

[@panzerjagertigerpelefant]

How do you know what would happen if it never did? We see the Axis as "bad guys" but read some more history dude...what the Allies did wasn't clean either. You never know until it happens.

[@hereisyoursign6750]

Rogue Channel The axis came in looking for land to take over, the allies came in looking for nation's to defend, prehaps it's not just good guys Vs bad guys, but you can't deny the axis had no intention of preserving hostile nation's

[@ryancasey4038]

+Rogue Channel Oh yeah the Axis be super fair. Just look at how they did it with France, their generals walked around in paris, doing the closest thing politicians/government officials do to bragging. They even forced them to sign the treaty in the SAME train car on the SAME track in the SAME place that France made them sign the armistice in ww1? The allies weren't as good as everyone said they were but they'd never do anything close to that (Except maybe Stalin)

[@richbandicoot]

slevinlindsay they never surrendered, it wasn’t until the second bomb they surrendered

[@rick88261]

Axis were quite forgiving of french after the loss.

[@nocos7367]

It's kinda like anime, they fought to the death then became allies.

[@ClitoridectomyGroyper]

So sad.... Rest in peace Japanese soldiers and American soldiers, both fought bravely for what they thought was right.

[@thetruth7721]

SS soldiers died for their country not like the present who destroys with immigrants !

[@plh8707]

Disgusting red

[@robgura3150]

kennedy072 those who practice islam are nothing but gasoline on the fire of hate and war.

[@AppleCinnamonPie]

Ah, so suddenly I'm a fossil fuel now?

[@robgura3150]

Andy Nassri no youre not. thats why the US doesnt want your sandy ass here... but maybe if you were oil...

[@casambo]

My grandmother baked a cookie that was eaten by a koala that watched the Battle of Thermopylae.

[@designertjp-utube]

Dang! that sounded like some serious War Code in your sentence. What red button are you getting ready to push?

[@HollowGTX]

I seen the koala in the COD Cold War reveal trailer

[@dannydavi-toe7412]

small world

[@weaseltheweasel302]

*claps hands*

[@mdspence11]

Dafuq

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

This makes me feel patriotic and I'm not even American.

[@MultiCrawler1]

The 225677th Fragment of the Man-Emperor of Mankind lol

[@ernestogastelum9123]

lol Japan was still fighting when we drop the bombs. they where ready to fight till the end but, they never expected to be hit by a nuclear bomb

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

@DapperDan Ah yes, because the Rape of Nanking was LESS horrible(sarcasm).

[@ClitoridectomyGroyper]

dzgfdg nigga nanking was a lie made by the people who wanted Japan to lose, just like George Bush lied about Iraq having WMD's. You pathetic morons believe everything they tell you.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Oh boy, here we go.

[@jinwonlee1407]

Fun fact: The Japanese guy is limping because a Korean independence activist threw a bomb at him during a failed assassination attempt.

[@2steelshells]

my dad was on the st Paul heavy cruiser also in site.

[@john-wo4rv]

2steelshells Cool were in the video?

[@incestwincest5229]

THEGR3ATDVAKIIN 135 Well my intellectual father informed him of his incompetence.

[@jig7810]

Incest Wincest well played

[@jig7810]

jetshockey5 What if I told you it was a hateful try

[@dvnychvz9757]

2steelshells Mine was next to it

[@samovarmaker9673]

and then they all committed Seppuku

[@DannyWilliamH]

Samovar maker you mean Seppukkuluru? I think that's the proper way to say it for racists, you pick fucking racist! U rack uh diciprine oh shit now I'm racist.

[@samovarmaker9673]

+DannyWIlliamH I believe it's pronounced Seppukkullurrubbuccudduffugguhhujjukkullummunnuppuzzu you sexist misogynist.

[@Sherpaful]

Maybe they committed Bukakee

[@samovarmaker9673]

also known as Harakiri

[@Freindly1000]

Samovar maker I thought it was committing sudoku?

[@tommuborgir7747]

Going to Hawaii and standing on the very spot this happened on the USS Missouri was an incredible experience. To know where you stand is where the end to so much conflict and death was put to an end...hard to describe in words

[@ChairmanMeow1]

WW2 was so absolutely insane its hard to believe it actually all happened

[@steel_tim_7889]

My great grandpaul got shot in the head by German sniper and lives to lose his smell and taste He died in 1996

[@Mrpresident97]

At least he got to live till 1996

[@TairaEldritch]

My great-grandpa was hit with shrapnel by a near-by grenade and he almost lived until my 1st birthday, many years later, he had to wear a Colostomy/Cystectomy Bag..

[@lrmorrison999]

When in Honolulu at Pearl Harbor, I took the tour of the Missouri and sat in the same chair that some of those great Generals & Admirals sat in awaiting the Japanese contingent to arrive for the peace treaty signing. Awesome place to visit.

[@ryanodonnell6748]

My Grandfather was 4th in "ITALY FIGHTING MUSSOLINI'S REGIME" He was sent to POLAND as a "POW" after he had been arrested and interrogated to find out if he was Jewish they also wanted to know which SYNAGOGUES he Worshipped at. My Grandfather kept on telling them he was a Catholic and thats when he was sent out to Poland. He was "LIBERATED" by the USA MILITARY. I WILL ALWAYS HAVE SO MUCH GRATITUDE AND RESPECT FOR ALL THE UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONES WHO LIBERATED MY GRANDFATHER AND THEN HE WENT HOME AND MET MY NANNA WHO WAS A FANTASTIC AND PROUD GLASGOW WOMAN FROM PARKHEAD. And now I'm 40 now and have a 9yr old girl who is ABSOLUTELY beautiful and I love her so much. Everything I have today is because "THE UNITED STATES MILITARY LIBERATED MY GRANDFATHER" WE LOVE YOU AMERICA. RYAN O'DONNELL, GLASGOW SCOTLAND.... 🇺🇸❤️❤️🇺🇸 🍀🇮🇪🇮🇪🍀 😎🍀🍀🍀🍀😎

[@sergeytaranovich2368]

Ryan with all respect but United states did not liberate Poland during 2ww they land on a beach of Normandy in France and advance north east , at a same time Soviet forces pushed Germans back west on its way liberate Poland my grandfather two brothers died in a city of Poznan in Poland fighting against Germany, if your grandfather was POW in any concentration camps in Poland he bein liberated by Soviets not Americans

[@creationterminator]

@@sergeytaranovich2368 shhhh... Don't...

[@rohana7788]

hey man just letting you know poland was liberated by the ussr

[@lawrencelewis8105]

@@rohana7788 You don't know how lucky you are!

[@kerryxu119]

@@sergeytaranovich2368 I think it's a joke, nobody talks like that in reality

[@zevailes]

My Great grandfather was one of the few who survived the Baton Death March.

[@J__C_]

Was he a Filipino or an American?

[@yyou4235]

Baton? Wasn't it the Bataan Death March? But still, very lucky to survive that long march.

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

In July of 2000 I have stood on that very spot on the deck of the USS Missouri, a moment in my life I will never forget!

[@kyllepoiencot4361]

My Great Uncle was on board when they surrendered and he was a photographer. I don't exactly know which pictures were his and if any are famous, but I definitely know he was there!

[@CRenggi]

75 years ago,today. Im a Malaysian, a nation which lived through japans occupation. Its truly historic

[@CRenggi]

@@samuelvisarra2782 yeah

[@Awakeningspirit20]

In high school my best friend was a Japanese foreign exchange student and it was horrifying to realize that 70 years earlier, instead of being friends, we would have been fighting each other on a battlefield. Thank God we liberated Japan and Japan is what it is today, a world class power by its better angels and nature instead of military fascism.

[@BasedStreetRacer]

When the US had the balls to display their military power as an FU to anyone wanting to cause the world harm.

[@MihilRanathunga1990]

Don't you think it's the US that actually harms the world right now?

[@bambangsudirman6063]

@@MihilRanathunga1990 he says 'had'

[@MihilRanathunga1990]

bambang sudirman nice of you to point that out. My mistake! 🙂

[@siegfred4868]

@@MihilRanathunga1990 how is the U.S harming the world right now? showing it's great display for power in west philippine sea to prevent China from taking more Lands from its neighboring country? how is that harmful? they didn't even attacked japan not until pearl harbor, they were at Philippines defending the Country and was not trying to invade Japan not until Pearl Harbor.

[@MihilRanathunga1990]

@@siegfred4868 conveniently forgot libyan, syrian interventions and iraqi invasion. For your info US was a colonial power in Philippines and got the support from them against japan only when they were guaranteed independence.

[@Four20ATX]

And the descendants started eating tide pods

[@tommyrex6648]

@Roger Wilco And snorting condoms.

[@dann_playsow5811]

Tbh better to have tide pod eating morons then 2 more world wars

[@santigamez111]

@@dann_playsow5811 fax that's why I do my part and eat one every day

[@Heywoodthepeckerwood]

@@dann_playsow5811 I think you miss the point entirely. There is an old Japanese quote that sums it perfectly. “It is better the be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war”. And an American one. “Our Country won't go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won't be any AMERICA because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our women and breed a hardier race” OP is 100% correct.

[@dann_playsow5811]

@@Heywoodthepeckerwood Yes but a nation built on such an ideal itself does not last long. Think of the men of Russia born in the 1920s, entire cohorts of men went off to die...so many died infact that Russia still suffers a demographic problem. Or take Britain for example, the once mighty empire in a bid to destroy its competition from Germany itself lost dearly. America itself will likely suffer the same fate due to this same reason..no nation lasts forever....

[@MultiCrawler1]

Jesus christ 1500 planes!!! look at the sky!! that must have looked crazy

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

We don't even have 1500 planes anymore. Sad.

[@Waterisntblu3]

@@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg Because we have Jets and one Jet alone is equal to 20 of the planes we had back then and also we have 5514 planes so i don't know where you got that from.

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

@@Waterisntblu3 The US Air Force has 1,975 tactical fighters, and 157 bombers. I was exaggerating but not by much.

[@Jklopoppcorn]

@@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg we have over 13,000 total aircraft

[@SierraofTerra]

it's one final way of saying "not even close you fucks" but I love japan now so it's cool :)

[@D23-g5f]

Thank you for preserving such crucial history

[@timtalton1709]

Some shipmates hanging out of bridge windows, only to see one of the most important events in world history.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

All of those planes flying over Tokyo Bay sends quite an impressive and powerful message. "How could you ever think you could compete with this industrial capacity?"

[@epa316]

I drank a glass of water this morning, and 79 years ago those same water molecules were in Tokyo Bay and helped support the USS Missouri.

[@remaguire]

I was a volunteer on Battleship Museum Missouri at Pearl Harbor. Worked as a ham radio operator in the radio shack. Our club president pulled strings and was able to get the manual morse key used to announce the signing of the surrender loaned to our club. On the 60th anniversary of the surrender, we had a special ham radio event and the first thing we did was resend the exact message sent in 1945 with that key. Awesome moment.

[@_draken_]

I didnt even know they named the plane after one of our provinces (Bataan) with love from Philippines🇵🇭

[@HelloWorld-ev9sg]

Most likely because of the death march.

[@galacticavocado7023]

A true 'Murica moment

[@americanwaffle]

u657

[@nb8947]

The last one they ever got. Their new military motto is: Loosing to disorganised guerrillas since '45

[@PortableBacon]

@Nathaniel Bradford They lost to liberal hippies, not disorganized guerrillas

[@daveblueballz6659]

Nathaniel Bradford I will never understand how people like you think USA actually lost all wars since this...

[@nb8947]

Captain bluballz, Sorry I forgot Americans are sensitive to it. Would you be more comfortable if we say 'tactical retreat'?

[@phil_nebula676]

0:48 notice the US flag that is in a protected portrait. If I'm not mistaken, this was the same flag comodore mattew mattew flew during the opening of japan pre-meji era.

[@UrduWikipedia]

My grandfather was on the beach that day watching the ceremony through Telescope

[@robotontheinternet0122]

Wow never knew the Allies really flexed victory with over a thousand planes

[@billwienert1345]

my father, flew his B-29, 'Destiny's Tot', over Tokyo Bay that day.

[@locoHAWAIIANkane]

Mahalo to all the brave soldiers who gave their all! God bless you all!

[@vahgeuvje10]

Those Air Force men flying overhead must have all felt like Top Gun that day. God bless America

[@jameshepburn4631]

No U.S. Air Force then, only Army Air Corps or Naval aviators then. The Air Force as a separate branch came a few years later (1947) and even later the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado (1954).

[@izzuddinzaheid6147]

The planes fly over was like: “remember pearl harbor? Now we’re coming to you”

[@BobTheHatKing]

“Don’t worry, we’ll be nice”

[@sergeyarkipov331]

Hero of my country i am from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@loaafe]

Can’t believe this happened 5 years ago already 😔 /s

[@f7ckrob]

fr time flies😔

[@loveyourself.8870]

😔

[@itsmeadrian672]

Anong 5 years ago sobra talaga bubo mga filipino

[@ambrozz_plays7992]

@@itsmeadrian672 Yeah, it's not like that this comment isn't satire or anything

[@vxxiii4160]

May humanity never go through another conflict like this again

[@mikoyyuy13]

Wait until you hear what happens in world war 3

[@destruya]

My neighbor across the street growing up was aboard the USS Missouri and watched the Japanese government surrender. I think I know now why he always had a smile on his face.

[@macmckay9466]

Japan finally giving up saves a few more million men on both sides having to die

[@Chobittsu]

And then the Canadian delegation signed on the wrong line and messed everyone up on the lines below. I'm so proud of my nation~

[@sebebse9094]

plot twist: the Canadian delegation were Japanese spies

[@Chobittsu]

@@sebebse9094 私はホッケー、ムース、メープルシロップが大好きです！

[@lionelmartinez9090]

Should of been a fallout Canada for doing that

[@yashareact5934]

i wanna cry... 😢 the nostalgic voice of old recordings makes me cry plus the background music

[@sulpherbratigh7936]

The fact that Japan recovered from the nuke and went above and beyond with their techonology is amazing

[@RubyBandUSA]

Yes, and they even learned how to spell the word Technology

[@tomhenry897]

With American money and help

[@flight2k5]

@@tomhenry897and? They surpassed us in quality and tech

[@joenop3393]

This was a time where the Entire world respected America!!

[@burbingberries6917]

I don't understand what this accomplished, because up to this very day Japanese porn is still censored

[@9000k4]

Burbing Berries well shit

[@BroHongChai]

I wonder why it still censored...

[@extraemontamontes3618]

Burbing Berries it was actually imposed by usa

[@privatejoker9090]

No, it's not, dumb fuck.

[@pratik1568]

U need to search better websites cuz their are japanese porn that rivals bangbros and brazzers

[@Exotic3000]

I LOVE these kinds of clips! ❤

[@kevinhofferth6097]

The fly over at the signing of the treaty gives goosebumps 🇺🇸

[@waahaah861]

My grand dad was alive at the time of this and he was also on the same earth! Amazing huh?

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

Woah, did you just imply there are multiple Earths?!!

[@FoeReaper]

Yea man, did you forget about flat Earth? Amateurs.

[@FHIPrincePeter]

Some very sad and immature comments on this section. Many of the Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen were in their 20's and were a lot more mature for their age.

[@goatrazziroom]

War means only destruction. We should live peacefully

[@nolife1199]

Sometimes it's the only way to live peacefully

[@nessmess500]

Wow, what a powerful moment to live. Truly one to never forget

[@burningblazar4599]

I’d like to point out a random fact about the signing. The Canadian dignitary signed the wrong line, he accidentally signed the French line. Edit: I can’t spell

[@KenJackson_US]

How thoroughly embarrassing!

[@anthonymorris5084]

Maybe the Canadian dignitary was French Canadian.

[@strnbrg59]

There shouldn't have been a French line there in the first place.

[@kerryxu119]

@@strnbrg59 Why not?

[@satriotegar6744]

Baguette?

[@arbazKhan91]

The next generation kids going to see Samsung Vs Apple war documentaries.

[@corderajones]

But Samsung is Korean not Japanese

[@brapa1190]

Just do the Cars Nissan Vs Ford

[@Lxyaltyhvh]

Boomer comment

[@bighands69]

The Chinese are going to start the next world war. It is not a matter of if but when.

[@SojuLast]

bighand69 eithrr USA or China you choose. My bet’s on the US

[@torresggustavo]

I just retired after 25 years in The Navy this is moving.

[@PolishWok]

This was back when leaders where men who loved literature and had respect.

[@kellysiefkas9595]

Better check your history. Especially about the bonus marchers in DC. Mac, Ike and George willing to mow down their own veterans in the streets of America. Great leaders? Best butcher's.

[@Bartonovich52]

FDR was a de facto dictator. More executive orders than any other president and served too many terms. They made the 22nd Amendment almost specifically for him.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@Bartonovich52 If it wasn't illegal to be president for so long back then, I'm not sure why you're complaining.

[@josevaldes6748]

It must have been so amazing to witness that...

[@brandondenver4331]

I was there and it was. I am also a pathological liar.

[@rsuriyop]

Depends on what side you were on. From American perspective you'd probably thought it was amazing. From the Japanese perspective (especially for those who were already shell-shocked from previous bombings) it might've re-aggravated their PTSD.

[@tushalgavit]

Imagine you were Japanese, and you were watching this live... I once read, some Japanese soldiers just committed suicide instead of surrendering... Man Japan is one true country not to mess with. Was it not the AtomBomb, the world would completely be different. Must appreciate Japanese effort. Instead of holding and nurturing a grudge, they accepted the mistake and moved on to become one of the most successful nation in the world with highest standards possible.

[@hoodatdondar2664]

You mess when you have to.

[@Bandboxxer-v3n]

Standing behind MacArthur at 2:10 are US commander of Philippine forces Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright and British commander of Singapore forces, Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival. Both endured three and a half years of Japanese captivity

[@OceanHedgehog]

Fun fact - Admiral Spruance, the best fighting admiral, wasn’t present at the surrender. The American high command agreed that Spruance should instead be offshore command the American battle fleet. The Americans were concerned that the Japanese might take the opportunity to assassinate the American Pacific leadership, and had full confidence that Spruance would be the commander best able to carry the war out to its conclusion if that happened.

[@pj006marsden]

Thank you all who fought against the Japanese . Australia ( where I'm from ) would of been absolutely fucked if the Japanese had their chance .

[@9000k4]

Pj Marsden well to be a bit offensive you are from Australia I would be surprised if they even made it half a mile on land there besides it’s upside down

[@AimForMyHead81]

9000k4 What?

[@suryanshsingh4533]

@@AimForMyHead81 there is a famous meme that australia is an upside down world

[@UrAshWhole]

@@suryanshsingh4533 hence toilet flush down the other way.

[@2HHB]

Does anyone know how long, specifically, MacAuthur made the Japanese guy wait? 1:10

[@aarthirajaraman7453]

I think for like 30 minutes or something

[@honesteagle98]

Touring through the ship while at Hawaii was incredibly amazing. If you ever go to Oahu, it is a must. It’s amazing as well at how they used every inch of that ship in design

[@lostsoul3154]

The emperor should have been made to be there. He was NOT God -- only a mortal human like anyone else.

[@sharathsh9987]

There was an infamous picture of MacArthur with Hirohito after Japan surrendered. The Emperor was standing to the left where, in the Japanese culture, the females usually stand, signifying that he was not stronger than the general. I believe that picture was also published in the Japanese press. I reckon that was enough to convince them he was a mere mortal.

[@Elthenar]

@@sharathsh9987 Unlike any official photo's of the Emperor, that one was taken so that you could see the difference in height between MacArthur and Hirohito. Old Mac made him look like a manlet.

[@DeathAngelHRA]

@@sharathsh9987 MacArthur also shook hands with the emperor, after he was instructed he must not be touched. The emperor kept bowing lower and lower until MacArthur found himself shaking hands with him over the emperor’s head.

[@reynaldoflores4522]

For the 100 million Japanese, he WAS God.

[@StaK_1980]

Do you have footage of the planes passing by? I mean not for 5 seconds like here but the real, possibly uncut footage.

[@jonathanallison785]

@ film rolls back then, even the ones carried by war filmographers lasted at least a couple minutes per roll. It's just that modern editing (and our low attention spams) mean that most shots we see were only a few seconds long from cut to cut. There's plenty of uncut footage of ww2 to scour with.

[@bighands69]

I have seen footage somewhere and it looked far more impressive than that.

[@austrone8586]

its Ba-ta-an

[@ohhhsnap8897]

SiMangoPie di ko gets hahha

[@mockz2327]

ohhh snap narrator pronounced it "Ba-Tan" instead of "Ba-Ta-an"

[@heccshoot]

ba-TA-an or ba-ta-AN?

[@corporate_flyerguy6708]

Butuan

[@Blakezilla594]

BaTaAn

[@mmeyerdc]

My uncle was one of the enlisted sailors onboard the Missouri at the surrender. He’s one of those guys in white on the deck.