Eight Allied nations besides the United States had representatives sign Japan’s Instrument of Surrender in 1945.
After MacArthur signed for the Allied powers and Chester Nimitz signed for the United States, representatives of eight other Allied nations added their signatures. They represented China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands and New Zealand.
This arrangement produced nine Allied national representatives in total, counting Nimitz as the American signer. The ceremony therefore included more than just the United States and Japan, even though the American military presence dominated the Pacific war’s final operations.
The signatories followed a planned order. General Hsu Yung-chang signed for China, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser for Britain, Lieutenant General Kuzma Derevyanko for the Soviet Union, General Sir Thomas Blamey for Australia, Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave for Canada, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque for France, Lieutenant Admiral Conrad Helfrich for the Netherlands and Air Vice-Marshal Leonard Isitt for New Zealand.