Air Operations, CBICHINA
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, East IndiesXIII Bomber Command B-24s attack the Lolobata airfield on Halmahera while searching for shipping in the Molucca Islands. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, Formosa
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, KoreaAssorted FEAF bombers and fighter-bombers attack various targets on land as well as shipping between Korea and Kyushu. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, PhilippinesXIII Bomber Command B-24s and XIII Fighter Command P-38s attack various targets on Luzon. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, RyukyusAssorted FEAF bombers and fighter-bombers attack various targets in the northern Ryukyus. [![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, Pacific200 US bombers raid Tokyo, Kukuyama and Yahata. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Diplomatic RelationsThe Soviet Union declares war on Japan, citing as the reason Japan's failure to respond to the Potsdam Declaration. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Japan, PolicyThe Japanese Supreme War Direction Council meets to discuss options following the atomic attack on Hiroshima. The Air Defense General Headquarters reports that 44 major cities have been largely destroyed; another 37 cities, including Tokyo, have suffered over 30 percent destruction. Civilian and military casualties are approaching 2 million and another 8 million Japanese are injured or without shelter. Despite these facts, the Japanese leadership cannot come to a decision. [![]() ![]() ManchuriaThe Soviet forces begin a powerful offensive against the Japanese. The Soviets have assembled about 1,500,000 men in three fronts, 1st Far East Front, 2nd Far East Front and the Transbaikal Front supported by 3,900 aircraft, 5,500 tanks and 26,000 field guns. The 1,000,000 men of Otozo Yamada's Kwantung Army have no answer to the mechanized Soviet forces and are almost equally powerless in the air. The Japanese defense lines are almost immediately smashed. [![]() ![]() World AffairsPres Truman signs the UN Charter, making the United States the first country to ratify its original signature. [![]() ![]() Yugoslavia, Home FrontKing Peter gives wide-ranging powers to Tito. Images from August 8, 1945
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