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Kuzma Nikolayevich Derevyanko ((ロシア語:Кузьма́ Никола́евич Деревя́нко); (ウクライナ語:Кузьма Миколайович Дерев'янко, ''Kuzma Mykolaiovych Derevyanko''); 1904—1954) was a Lieutenant General in the Soviet Army. He was born on November 14, 1904, in the village of Kosenivka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). Derevyanko (at the time Chief of Staff of the 35th Army) was the representative of the Soviet Union at the ceremonial signing of the written agreement that established the armistice ending the Pacific War and with it World War II.〔Australian War Memorial: (AWM Photo ID 040968. )〕 The Soviet delegation joined other Allied representatives on the battleship ''USS Missouri'' which was anchored in Tokyo Bay.〔Mooney, James L. (1976). ("USS ''Missouri''" ) in ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.'' Vol. IV, pp. 393-395 Washington, D.C.: United States Navy.〕 Together, the waiting Allies silently acknowledged the representatives of the Japanese Emperor and the representative of the Imperial Japanese Army, who were the last to arrive. The proceedings began when General MacArthur stepped before a single microphone. The 23-minute surrender ceremony was broadcast worldwide.〔Battleship Missouri Memorial: ( "Educator Resources," p. 5. )〕 Derevyanko signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender at precisely 9:17 a.m. in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.〔Broom, Jack. ( "Memories on Board Battleship," ) ''Seattle Times.'' May 21, 1998.〕 He died on December 30, 1954, and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery. In 2007, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. He was awarded: *Hero of Ukraine *Two Orders of Lenin *Two Orders of the Red Banner *Order of Suvorov 1st class *Order of Kutuzov 1st class *Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky *Order of the Red Star *Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" *Medal "For the Victory over Japan" *Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" *Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" *Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" *Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kuzma Derevyanko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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