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23 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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Entries

  1. Soviet-Japanese War: The USSR State Defense Committee issues Decree no. 9898cc "About Receiving, Accommodation, and Labor Utilization of the Japanese Army Prisoners of War".

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  2. UK Parliament

    Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees, Far East (House of Commons)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1945-08-23: "Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees, Far East." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  3. UK Parliament

    Indian Franchise Bill. [H.L.] (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1945-08-23: "Indian Franchise Bill. [H.L.]." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  4. UK Parliament

    Local Elections (Service Abroad) Bill (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1945-08-23: "Local Elections (Service Abroad) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

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