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This full-scale war between the Chinese and the Empire of Japan is often regarded as the beginning of World War II in Asia. (However, according to the Chinese Ministry of Education, it marked only a phase in a 14-year war that began with the 1931 invasion of Manchuria. [1])
The GI war against Japan : American soldiers in Asia and the Pacific during World War II. New York, NY: New York University Press. ISBN 9780814798164. Sugita, Yoneyuki (2003). Pitfall or Panacea: The Irony of U.S. Power in Occupied Japan, 1945–1952. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-94752-9.. Takemae, Eiji (2002).
Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations ...
special attack against American ships off Okinawa, Japan Operation Tan 2: 1945: special attack mission against the Allied anchorage at Ulithi, Caroline Islands Operation Ten-Go: 1945: defence plan in 1945, consisting of four likely scenarios. Operation Ten'ichi-Go, the first scenario in Ten-Go, is a reaction plan against Allied invasion of Okinawa.
Princess Elizabeth registers for war service. 26: Vivian Bullwinkel , the only survivor of the Banka Island Massacre , is captured and imprisoned by the Japanese. 27: Battle of the Java Sea – Under a Dutch Rear Admiral Karl Doorman, the combined forces lose 2 light cruisers and 3 destroyers.
Merged into World War II; Chinese victory as part of the Allied victory in the Pacific War; Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north to China; China becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Resumption of the Chinese Civil War; Invasion of ...
The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war.By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent.
1: Australian troops land at Balikpapan, Borneo in the Western Allies' last major land operation of the war. 5: General Douglas MacArthur announces that the Philippines have been liberated. 6: Norway declares war on Japan. 10: US Navy Fast Carrier Task Force 38 aircraft participate in attacks on Tokyo for the first time. 14: Italy declares war ...