Air Operations, CBI
CHINA- 9 14th Air Force P-51s attack troops and river and rail targets at Chenghsien, Hengyang, and Tehsien. These are the last offensive sorties of World War II by USAAF aircraft in China.
]Air Operations, East Indies
XIII Bomber Command B-24s attack Laha.
[]Air Operations, Formosa
V Bomber Command B-24s based in the Philippines attack the airfield at Heito.
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]Air Operations, Japan
FEAF bombers and fighter-bombers complete nearly 530 effective sorties against a dizzying array of targets across Kyushu, the Inland Sea, and the Tsushima area.
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]Air Operations, Philippines
XIII Fighter Command P-38s attack several targets on Luzon.
[ | ]Allied Command
Gen MacArthur is declared the Allied Supreme Commander, giving him the authority of accept the Japanese surrender on behalf of the Allied nations.
[]Britain, Home Front
The Queen Mary docks at Southampton.
[ | ]Diplomatic Relations
The Allies reply, saying that the Imperial authority would be subject to the decision of the Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in the occupation force. The Japanese are not yet ready to accept this demand which still seems very close to unconditional surrender.
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Pacific
The US destroyer McDermut (DD-677) is damaged by naval gunfire in the Kurile Islands area.
[ | ]Sakhalin
Operations are begun by the Russian 2nd Far East Front and the Russian Pacific Fleet for the occupation of the southern part of the island.
[]Images from August 11, 1945
Eisenhower and Zhukov |
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RAAF Men Celebrate End of Pacifi War |
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Clearing Mines from Norwegian Waters |
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Japanese Jet Interceptor |
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