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26 July 1945
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear bomb.
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HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the war.
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Allies called for the unconditional surrender of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945, the alternative being "prompt and utter destruction".
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Surrender of Japan
Together with the United Kingdom and China, the United States called for the unconditional surrender of Japan in the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945, the alternative being "prompt and utter destruction".
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 30 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-07-26, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included CHINA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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