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  2. Timeline of the surrender of Axis forces at the end of World ...

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    September 3 September 3 Japan All forces in the Palau Islands: 44,000 Lieutenant General Sadae Inoue: September 3 September 3 Japan All forces in the Bonin Islands: 23,379 [4] Lieutenant Yoshio Tachibana: September 3 September 3 Japan All forces in the Philippines: 151,102 [4] Tomoyuki Yamashita: September 3, at 12:10 PM September 3 Japan ...

  3. Operation Foxley - Wikipedia

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    At the start of World War II in 1939, British secret services had thought of scheming assassination plans against Hitler. However, the propositions were never equivocally initiated. As Winston Churchill became the British Prime Minister in 1940, he had keen interest in various military tactics and authorised in 1941 to hatch plots for ...

  4. World War II - Wikipedia

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    World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries participated, with many investing all available civilian resources in pursuit of total war .

  5. Category:Events cancelled due to World War II - Wikipedia

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    These are events that were cancelled due to World War II. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. 0–9. 1940 Summer Olympics ...

  6. Timeline of World War II (1945–1991) - Wikipedia

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    20: The Georgian Uprising of Texel ends, concluding all World War II conflicts in the Netherlands. 21: SS Commander Heinrich Himmler, attempting to pass with a forged identity as a common soldier, is arrested at a checkpoint manned by liberated Soviet POWs acting under command of British forces. He would be remanded to British custody on 23 May ...

  7. WW2 veterans eye 80th anniversary of D-Day as Europe ... - AOL

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    Neatly carved rows of names, ranks and ages can only hint at the personal stories. Four 16-year-olds presumably exaggerated their age to serve before the age of 18. The majority barely knew their 20s.

  8. Proclamation 2714 - Wikipedia

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    The signing of Proclamation 2714 is the legal basis for the end of World War II. As a result, any person who served between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, is considered a World War II veteran. [1] Furthermore, the signing of the proclamation coincided with the termination of wartime statutes. [2]

  9. Operation Downfall - Wikipedia

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    Operation Downfall was the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.The planned operation was canceled when Japan surrendered following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet declaration of war, and the invasion of Manchuria. [1]