12 September 1945 is a happy moment
for all the people in Singapore.
The Japanese surrendered shortly
after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August
1945 respectively.
The British troops returned to
Singapore on 5 September 1945.
On 12 December 1945, huge crowds
gathered at the Pahang and cheered for the return of the British. In the
Municipal Building (now City Hall), Japanese military leaders signed the surrender
document which was accepted by the Supreme Allied Commander for Southeast Asia,
Lord Louis Mountbatten.
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| General Seishiro Itagaki singing the ducuments for the surrender of the Japanese forces in Singapore in the Supreme Court |
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| Lord Louis Mountbatten reading the Order of the Day about the Japanese surrender from the steps of the Municipal Building on 12 September 1945. |
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The Japanese delegation leaves the Municipal Building after the surrender ceremony on 12 September 1945 |
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