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 | 1946-12-13 | End of Hostilities | President Harry Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II. | Read about 'End of Hostilities' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'End of Hostilities' | |
 | 1945-09-02 | Japanese Surrender | The formal surrender occurred on September 2, 1945 when representatives from the Empire of Japan signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. | Read about 'Japanese Surrender' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese Surrender' | |
| 1945-08-18 | 1945-09-01 | Kuril Islands Invaded | Sovient troops from the 355th Rifle Division and elements of the 87th Rifle Corps occupy the Kuril islands. The 20,000 odd Japanese defenders surrender as part of the general surrender terms. The islands are annexed to the Soviet Union. | Read about 'Kuril Islands Invaded' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kuril Islands Invaded' |
| 1945-08-15 | Surrender Broadcast | After several more days of behind-the-scenes negotiations and a failed coup d'Etat, Emperor Hirohito gave a recorded radio address to the nation. Some Japanese soldiers, devastated by the surrender, committed suicide. Many allied POWs were executed. | Read about 'Surrender Broadcast' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Surrender Broadcast' | |
| 1945-08-12 | US rejects Japan's terms | US Secretary of State James F. Byrnes officially rejects Japans qualified surrender. Japan would not accept any peace conditions that would "prejudice the prerogatives" of the emperor. | Read about 'US rejects Japan's terms' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'US rejects Japan's terms' | |
| 1945-07-17 | 1945-08-02 | Potsdam Conference | Stalin, Churchill, and Truman meet to discuss the post war fate of Germany. | Read about 'Potsdam Conference' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Potsdam Conference' |
| 1945-05-23 | Flensburg Dissolved | A British liaison officer meets with all members of the Donitz' government and reads an order from General Dwight Eisenhower ordering the dissolution of the provisional government and arrest of all its members. | Read about 'Flensburg Dissolved' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Flensburg Dissolved' | |
| 1945-05-07 | Unconditional Surrender | Generaloberst Alfred Jodl signs the instruments of undconditional surrender on behalf of the new German president Karl Donitz. Jodl was later tried and executed for war crimes. | Read about 'Unconditional Surrender' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Unconditional Surrender' | |
| 1945-02-23 | Turkey declares war | In a largely ceremonial gesture, Turkey declares war on Germany. | Read about 'Turkey declares war' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Turkey declares war' | |
| 1945-02-04 | 1945-02-11 | Yalta Conference | President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and General Secretary Joseph Stalin meet to discuss the organization of post war Europe. | Read about 'Yalta Conference' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Yalta Conference' |
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