3rd September 1945
In the Philippines, General Tomoyuki Yamashita formally surrenders all remaining Japanese forces to General Wainwright at Baguio. This is a reversal of when General Wainwright had been forced to surrender his forces to General Yamashita in 1942. Surrender of Japanese forces in the Philippines
2nd September 1945
The ‘Japanese Instrument of Surrender’ is signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo bay as part of the official Japanese Surrender ceremony. President Truman declares VJ Day; the Second World War officially ends after six years and one day. Ho Chi Minh declares independence from France and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam is established. Ho Chi Minh declare independence USS Missouri entering Tokyo Bay USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay 02/09/1945
1st September 1945
Chinese Civil War: Battle of Dazhongji begins and the Xinghua Campaign ends, Communist victory. A temporary government is established in Hong Kong, led by Frank Charles Gimson, the British colonial secretary. Frank Charles Gimson and Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt meet in Hong Kong
31st August 1945
The Supreme Allied Command, led by General MacArthur, is established in Tokyo. The US Flag flys over the General Headquarters building in Tokyo
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
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 Photograph showing a POW supply mission
28th August 1945
Chinese Civil War: Southern Jiangsu Campaign ends, Communist victory. Allied Occupation of Japan begins. Newspaper Headline Showing Allied Occupation of Japan
27th August 1945
Chinese Civil War: Battle of Yinji ends, Communist victory. Allied POWs in China receive supplies dropped from B-29s. AIRCRAFT MARKINGS OF B-29’S ENGAGED IN POW SUPPLY OPERATIONS
26th August 1945
Chinese Civil War: Battle of Yinji begins, and the Huaiyin-Huai’an Campaign starts. People’s Liberation Army troops, supported by captured M5 Stuart light tanks, attacking the Nationalist lines
25th August 1945
The Japanese surrender South Sakhalin island, Soviet victory. Japanese surrender South Sakhalin
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Remembering captivity across Southeast Asia and the Far East during the Second World War
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