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Originally Posted by F-ONE
Really, you are correct. Japan agreed to the terms and ceased fire August 14, 1945.
The next day, August 15, 1945 was celebrated as VJ day.
Germany had two surrenders.
The first was May 7 to Eisenhower at Rheims where Jodl surrendered all forces East and West unconditionally.
Stalin insisted on another ceremony so Keitel surrendered (repeated the ceremony) to Zhukov in the East on May 8.
The day after the first surrender and the day of the 2nd surrender May 8 is VE day.
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VJ-Day (the end of hostilities) is observed at the same moment across the globe, which falls on two consecutive calendar days due to the International Time Zones. The formal surrender in Tokyo Bay then took place on September 2nd.