Vj Day August

The last of our enemy is laid low.

Vj day august. Japan has today surrendered. On september 2 1945 a formal surrender ceremony was performed in tokyo bay japan aboard the battleship uss missouri. My dad was in basic training at the time. The name v j day had been selected by the allies after they named v e day for the victory in europe.

He told the nation via tv broadcast. The initial announcement of japan s surrender was made on 15 august 1945 which is why the uk marks vj day on 15 august each year. However the surrender documents were officially signed on the uss. In other words to participate in the invasion of japan.

Vj day celebrated in honolulu james a. A two day holiday was announced by british prime minister clement attlee after he confirmed at midnight on 14 august that the war in the asia pacific was over. For those who had seen the face of battle and been in the camps and under the bombs and had lived there was a sense of immense relief. Bacon august 14 2020 at 8 20 am log in to reply.

Vj day or victory over japan day on 15 august 1945 ended one of the worst episodes in british military history during which tens of thousands of servicemen were forced to endure the. He was to be sent to the pacific theater. The day was declared by the allies as victory over japan day vj day. The battle of britain memorial flight bbmf perform a flypast at the vj day 75 commemorations over the national memorial arboretum to mark the 75th anniversary of vj day on august 15 2020 in.

I have no qualms about truman dropping the a bomb. And in august 1945 no one was counting. It was too much death to contemplate too much savagery and suffering.