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Tag Archives: Japan
This week in the War, 27 Aug–2 Sept 1945: Japan signs the instrument of surrender
This week in the war, on 2 September 1945, Japanese foreign minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, signed the instrument of surrender on board the battleship USS Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. General Douglas MacArthur signed on behalf of the Allies. Representatives of … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, Japan surrenders, Mamoru Shigemitsu, USS Missouri
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This week in the War, 28 July–3 August 1941: French Indo-China & the Vichy-Japanese ‘protocol’
On 29 July 1941, the government of Vichy France and the government of Japan enacted a protocol for the ‘common defence of Indo-China.’ Vichy finally had to accept the reality of the military might of Japan and situation in south-east … Continue reading
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Tagged de Gaulle, Georges Catroux, Indo-China, Japan, Vichy, Vietnam
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