Asia Pacific 75 years ago today: Occupation of Japan (2 September 1945) buff.ly/30hmeFU US f
Asia Pacific 75 years ago today: Occupation of Japan (2 September 1945) https://buff.ly/30hmeFU US forces arrived in Tokyo in late August 1945 to accept the formal Japanese surrender and begin the occupation of Japan. Meanwhile, the Soviets completed their conquest of Manchuria, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. In Korea they approached the 38th parallel north, a line chosen by the Americans to temporarily demarcate their occupation zones. #1940s #1945 #asiapacific #historian #historic #historical #historygram #historymajor #historynerd #japan #japanesehistory #korea #kurilislands #ww2 #maps #militaryhistory #northkorea #sovietunion #september #september2 #southkorea #ussr #teachinghistory #usnavy #macarthur #hirohito #manchuria #todayinhistory #historytoday #thisdayinhistory (at Tokyo, Japan)https://www.instagram.com/p/CEoMzfNg090/?igshid=102gyp4zaiqsz -- source link
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