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8 August 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 Soviet Union declares war on Japan.
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Surrender of Japan
At 04:00 JST on 9 August, word reached Tokyo that the Soviet Union had broken the Neutrality Pact, declared war on Japan, Soviet Declaration of War on Japan, 8 August 1945.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-08-08, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 7th 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 377 Allied sorties (46 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1945-08-08, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 20th Air Force, RNZAF.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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