General Order No. 1
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General Order No. 1 was the directive issued at the end of World War II that outlined the procedures for the surrender of Japanese forces and the initial occupation arrangements by the Allies.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II surrender directive
→
military order → |
| addressee |
Allied commanders in various theaters
→
Imperial General Headquarters →
surface form: "Japanese Imperial General Headquarters"
|
| alsoKnownAs |
General Order No. 1
→
surface form: "General Order #1"
|
| appliesTo |
Imperial Japanese Army
→
Imperial Japanese Navy → Japanese-controlled forces in occupied territories → all Japanese armed forces → |
| authorizedBy |
Allied Powers of World War I
→
surface form: "Allied powers"
United States government → |
| conflict | World War II → |
| countryContext | Japan → |
| defines | to whom Japanese forces in each area must surrender → |
| documentType | formal written order → |
| effectiveFrom | 1945-09-02 → |
| followedBy | subsequent occupation directives by SCAP → |
| geographicScope |
Myanmar
→
surface form: "Burma"
China → Formosa →
surface form: "Formosa (Taiwan)"
Indochinese Peninsula →
surface form: "Indochina"
Japanese home islands → Korean Peninsula →
surface form: "Korea"
Kuril Islands → Federation of Malaya →
surface form: "Malaya"
Dutch East Indies →
surface form: "Netherlands East Indies"
Pacific islands occupied by Japan → Philippines → Sakhalin south of 50 degrees north latitude → Thailand → |
| hasConsequence |
formalized the end of Japanese military resistance
→
structured Allied takeover of Japanese-held territories → |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II occupation of Japan → |
| implementedBy |
Allied military governments
→
surface form: "Allied occupation authorities"
Imperial General Headquarters →
surface form: "Japanese Imperial General Headquarters"
|
| issuedBy |
Douglas MacArthur
→
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers → |
| issuedOn | 1945-09-02 → |
| language | English → |
| legalStatus | binding directive on Japanese forces following surrender → |
| purpose |
to establish initial occupation arrangements in Japanese-held territories
→
to prescribe procedures for the surrender of Japanese armed forces → |
| relatedTo |
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
→
surface form: "Instrument of Surrender of Japan"
|
| requires |
Japanese authorities to maintain law and order until relieved by Allies
→
Japanese forces to cease hostilities immediately → Japanese forces to preserve military equipment for surrender → |
| subjectMatter |
military surrender procedures
→
territorial occupation arrangements → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "General Order #1"
this entity surface form: "Special Proclamation by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers"