World War II: Batu Lintang camp, a Japanese-run POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo, is liberated by Australian 9th Division forces. Date: September 11, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today)
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China. Date: September 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 9 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today)
The division of Korea begins when United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier. Date: September 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 8 π Events on this day in 1945 π …
The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held. Date: September 7, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 7 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines. Date: September 7, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 7 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today)
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in Yokohama by U.S. military authorities amid widespread speculation of her being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose. Date: September 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this…
Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War. Date: September 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today)
A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. Date: September 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 3 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today)
Communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam after the end of the Nguyα» n dynasty. Date: September 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 2 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USSΒ Missouri in Tokyo Bay, thus marking the official end to the war. Date: September 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 2 π Events on this day in 1945 π …