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n. A surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law.
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An unconditional surrender is a surrender in which no guarantees are given to the surrendering party. In modern times, unconditional surrenders most often include guarantees provided by international law. Announcing that only unconditional surrender is acceptable puts psychological pressure on a weaker adversary, but may also prolong hostilities. Perhaps the most notable unconditional surrender was by the Axis powers in World War II.
Unconditional surrender may refer to:
- Unconditional surrender, a surrender without conditions except for those provided by international law
- Unconditional Surrender (novel), a 1961 novel by Evelyn Waugh
- Unconditional Surrender (sculpture), a 2005 statue by John Seward Johnson II
- Unconditional Surrender, a nickname for Ulysses S. Grant
Unconditional Surrender is a series of sculptures by Seward Johnson resembling a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, V–J day in Times Square, but said by Johnson to be based on a similar, less well known, photograph by Victor Jorgensen. The original statue was first installed in Sarasota, Florida, then was moved to San Diego, California, and New York City, New York. Copies have been installed in Hamilton, New Jersey; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Normandy, France.
Unconditional Surrender is a 1961 novel by the British novelist Evelyn Waugh. The novel has also been published under the title The End of the Battle.
Usage examples of "unconditional surrender".
If you stand against us, Tristan, I give you my word that by morning we will have troops riding for the royal palace in Sandilar, and they will return with either unconditional surrender, or the heads of the royal family.
Amherst brought an overpowering army to its gates, and on September 7 he received the garrisons unconditional surrender.
Within that alliance, all parties will provide men, equipment and materiel to the war effort until its successful completion, a completion that will only occur with the unconditional surrender of the CAS and the GIR.
He stated the conditions under which he would restore the prisoners whom he held, but he refused the unconditional surrender which was demanded.
As I expected, those negotiations proved fruitless, the Lizards demanding nothing less than the unconditional surrender we all find unacceptable.
You will deliver an emissary unto me tomorrow, an emissary to bear the news of your unconditional surrender!