How one Canadian's misplaced signature caused a diplomatic incident at the end of WWII

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How one Canadian's misplaced signature caused a diplomatic incident at the end of WWII

Tuesday 2nd September 2025, 9:00AM

On Sept. 2, 1945, the Japanese and the Allies gathered to mark the official end of WWII. The process went smoothly until Col. Lawrence Cosgrave signed his name on the wrong line.

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