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 FranceMarshal Petain's death sentence commuted to life in prison France: War crimes, atrocities, and trials Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain ArgentinaU-977 arrives and surrenders, subsequently turned over to US Navy Naval operations in the South Atlantic The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 U-977 AlaskaUSN minesweepers Bond, Candid, Capable, Captivate, Caravan, and Caution transferred to Soviet Pacific fleet and depart for Soviet Union North Pacific Area operations, 1941-1945 Naval operations in the North Pacific Area, 1941-1945 Soviet-American relations Six USN motor minesweepers transferred to Soviet Pacific fleet and depart for Soviet Union North Pacific Area operations, 1941-1945 Naval operations in the North Pacific Area, 1941-1945 Soviet-American relations Eleven USN sub chasers transferred to Soviet Pacific fleet and depart for Soviet Union North Pacific Area operations, 1941-1945 Naval operations in the North Pacific Area, 1941-1945 Soviet-American relations East IndiesSukarno proclaims independence of Indonesia without Japanese interference Japan: Occupied territories Netherlands East Indies: Home front and occupation Netherlands East Indies: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance Sukarno JapanEmperor Hirohito orders all Japanese forces in all theaters to lay down their weapons and cease hostilities Surrender of Japan End of the war in Asia and the Pacific Emperor Hirohito Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko forms a new government Surrender of Japan End of the war in Asia and the Pacific KoreaIJN Coast Defense Vessel No. 46 sunk by mine Naval operations in East Asian waters Manchukuo25th Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front captures Tumen, cutting off Japanese defenders around Tumen and Yenchi Soviet Operations in the Far East, 1945 5th Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front assaulting across Mutan River near Ningan Soviet Operations in the Far East, 1945 1st Red Banner Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front advancing toward Harbin Soviet Operations in the Far East, 1945 35th Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front captures Chihsi Soviet Operations in the Far East, 1945 15th Army of Soviet 2nd Far Eastern Front captures Chiamussu Soviet Operations in the Far East, 1945 2nd Red Banner Army of Soviet 2nd Far Eastern Front destroying Japanese fortifications around Sakhalian, Aihun, and Sunwu Soviet Operations in the Far East, 1945 36th Army of Soviet Trans-Baikal Front captures Pokotu Soviet Operations in the Far East, 1945 17th Army of Soviet Trans-Baikal Front captures Chihfeng Soviet Operations in the Far East, 1945 6th Guards Tank Army of Soviet Trans-Baikal Front advancing toward Changchun and Mukden Soviet Operations in the Far East, 1945 ChinaAll Japanese units in China instructed by headquarters of China Expeditionary Army to cease fire Surrender of Japan End of the war in Asia and the Pacific Dates are local to the time zone in which the event occurred, but discrepancies and inconsistencies abound throughout the sources, especially when events ocurred shortly before or after midnight. Entries on file for this date: 19
Argyle. Chronology of World War II Brown. Warship Losses of World War Two Browning. US Merchant Vessel Casualties of World War II Carter and Mueller. Combat Chronology, 1941-1945 Cressman. The Official Chronology of the US Navy in World War II Edelheit and Edelheit. A World in Turmoil Foreman. Fighter Command War Diaries (five volumes) Goralski. World War II Almanac, 1931-1945 Hague. The Allied Convoy System Hammel. Air War Europa Hammel. Air War Pacific Hauner. Hitler: A Chronology of His Life and Time Kay. Chronology: New Zealand in the War, 1939-1946 Middlebrook and Everitt. Bomber Command War Diaries Niestle. German U-Boat Losses during World War II Rohwer. Allied Submarine Attacks of World War Two Rohwer. Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two Rohwer. Chronology of the War at Sea Salmaggi and Pallavisini. 2194 Days of War Sommerville. World War II Day by Day Swain. A Chronology of Australian Armed Forces at War, 1939-45 Taylor. Barbarossa to Berlin (two volumes) Williams. Chronology, 1941-1945 Young. Britain's Sea War Various other Chronology volumes also served as sources. Many additional volumes were consulted for specific topics.
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