31st August 1945
- The Supreme Allied Command, led by General MacArthur, is established in Tokyo.
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On This Day
30th August 1945
- Hong Kong is reoccupied by the United Kingdom after a British battle squadron led by HMS Indomitable arrives.
- General MacArthur lands in Japan and sets up a temporary headquarters in Yokohama.
Front page of the Chicago Daily Tribune on 30th August 1945 
HMS Indomitable in Hong Kong, 1945
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29th August 1945
- Chinese Civil War: Xinghua campaign begins
- United States troops land near Tokyo as part of the Allied Occupation of Japan
- A B-29 Superfortress carrying supplies for POWs in Korea is shot down by Soviet forces
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28th August 1945
- Chinese Civil War: Southern Jiangsu Campaign ends, Communist victory.
- Allied Occupation of Japan begins.
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