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2 September 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.
8 of 404 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Overview: Japan in Early 1945 The spring of 1945 found the Japanese Empire in a desperate situation.
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The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, thus marking the official end to the war.
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End of World War II, 2 September 1945.
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Surrender of Japan
At about the same time, General Anami committed seppuku, leaving a message that, "I, with my death, humbly apologize to the Emperor for the great crime."
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Surrender of Japan
That effectively meant no change in Japan's form of government, that the Emperor of Japan would remain a position of real power.
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Surrender of Japan
For the Japanese, surrender was unthinkable, Japan had never been successfully invaded or lost a war in its history.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1945-09-02, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included FORMOSA AND RYUKYU ISLANDS.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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