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Post by lordroel on Sept 12, 2024 1:27:55 GMT
September 12th 1945MexicoThe Mexican government issues a decree nationalizing all deposits of uranium, actinium and other radioactive minerals that might be used in the production of atomic bombs. Such deposits occur in the states of Chihuahua, Durango and Guerrero. Chinese Civil WarThe Taixing Campaign ended in communist victory. Allied occupied JapanField Marshal Sugiyama, former Commander in Chief of the Japanese Home Army, commits suicide together with his wife. Meanwhile, General MacArthur orders the dissolution of the Black Dragon society (the secret terrorist organization which for many years played a prominent role in Japanese imperialist policies and had been responsible for many political assassinations) and the arrest of seven of its leaders. ChinaIn an attempt to remove the money issued by the war-time Japanese puppet government based in Nanjing from circulation, the Chinese government announced the puppet money's abolition. Holders of puppet currency could exchange for legal currency at the impossible rate of 200 to 1, which effectively rendered puppet currency nearly worthless overnight. British MalayaAllied South East Asia Command announced that the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army non-operational, thus any further reprisals and executions against war-time collaborators would become illegal. SingaporeThe Japanese forces on Singapore officially surrendered to Louis Mountbattan of Allied South East Asia Command at the City Hall. The Instrument of Surrender signed at Singapore by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten for the Allies and General Itagaki for the JapaneseField Marshal Hisaichi Terauchi was unable to attend the ceremony due to health reasons, thus Seishiro Itagaki of Japanese 7th Area Army stood in as the alternate representative. Photo: Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten signs the acceptance of surrender for Great Britain. Brigadier (later Gen.) Thimayya (future Chief of Staff of the Indian Army) is visible on the far left of the Allied table representing Indian forces, 12 September 1945Photo: Mountbatten gives a public address in Singapore during the surrender ceremony, 12 September 1945YouTube (Japanese forces on Singapore officially surrendered to Louis Mountbattan)
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Post by lordroel on Sept 13, 2024 2:18:55 GMT
September 13th 1945Allied occupied GermanyBritish military authorities publish a captured Gestapo "death list" of 2300 British and Allied notables, including Churchill, the leaders of the French, Polish and Czechoslovak governments in exile as well as numerous others. Soviet Union An exhaustive report on the material damage cause by the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union is released by the State Commission for investigating German war crimes. The report concludes: "The German invaders guilty of organizing and carrying out the destruction of towns and villages, factories and mills, collective farms and State farms and of plundering citizens' private property, must bear full responsibility for their criminal misdeeds, while the damage caused by the invaders to the national economy of the USSR and to Soviet citizens must be indemnified by Germany." SpainThe obligatory Falangist salute is abolished by decree. PortugalForeign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu told Japanese Ambassador to Portugal Morito Morishima that the Japanese government was awaiting Allied instructions in regards to East Timor. Chinese Civil WarThe Battle of Dazhongji ended in communist victory. The Wudi Campaign began. Allied occupied Japan US forces took control of Haneda Airfield in Tokyo, Japan and was renamed it Haneda Army Air Base. BurmaJapanese forces surrender at Rangoon. (The Commander in Chief, General Kimura, surrenders himself on October 24, 1945.) British MalayaJapanese forces formally surrendered in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States. New GuineaGeneral Hatazo Adachi surrendered the remnants of his 18th Army to the Australians near Wewak in Australian Territory of New Guinea. Of his original force of 100,000 men, only 13,000 survived, sick and half starved after being abandoned without supplies for months. ww2dbase Photo: Hatazō Adachi, the commander of the Japanese 18th Army in New Guinea, surrenders his sword to the commander of the Australian 6th Division, Horace Robertson, 13 September 1945French Indochina (Vietnam)British Major General Douglas Gracey arrived at Tan Son Nhut airport, Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina, flanked by British, Gurkha, and Indian troops. Photo: A Japanese naval warrant officer surrenders his sword to Sub Lieutenant Anthony Martin in a ceremony in Saigon, 13 September 1945
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Post by lordroel on Sept 14, 2024 4:02:19 GMT
September 14th 1945Belgium The Belgian government announces that 3 Belgian divisions of 17,000 men will participate in the occupation of Germany as part of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR), under the supreme command of Field Marshal Montgomery. Belgium also expresses an interest in having its own occupation zone, the Aachen and Eifel areas. The first units to be deployed are to be brigades trained in Northern Ireland. Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) The Japanese garrison on Celebes surrenders at Menado. French Indochina (Vietnam)General Lu Han, commanding officer of Chinese occupation force in northern French Indochina, arrived in Hanoi, Tonkin by aircraft and established his headquarters at the Governor General's Palace. One of Lu's first orders was to summon Ho Chi Minh for a meeting, planning for the maintenance of peace. Fearful that the Chinese would buy up all the Vietnamese grain with over-valued Chinese currency, Ho pledged that he would ensure ample deliveries of grain to the Chinese occupation force, thus eliminating Chinese purchases. British Major General Douglas Gracey, tasked with taking control of southern French Indochina from the Japanese, met with French commissioner Jean Cédile. He had no plans with meet with any Vietnamese political leaders. Viet Minh forces in Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina struck against the Vietnamese Trotskyist leadership, using police forces to place them under arrest. This was effectively the end of the Trotskyist influence in Vietnam. Many of the arrested would be executed. Solomon IslandsPhoto: Salute of Australian major S.M. Maxwell and IJN captain Eikichi Kato at Bonis Peninsula, Bougainville, 14 September 1945
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Post by lordroel on Sept 15, 2024 0:19:33 GMT
September 15th 1945United StatesAmerican Manhattan Project physicist Harry Daghlian, Jr., after receiving a fatal dose of radiation during an accident on 21 Aug, died from radiation poisoning in Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States. United KingdomCommemorative parades throughout the country celebrate the fifth anniversary of the greatest RAF victory over the Luftwaffe, when 185 German planes were destroyed over southern England, marking the turning point in the Battle of Britain. United StatesA hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at Richmond Naval Air Station in Florida. The US Department of War issues figures showing that a total of 7,306,000 soldiers (including a small number of Allied forces and civilians) and 126,859,000 tons of war cargo have been moved from American ports to all fronts between December 1941 and August 31, 1945. Photo: Four U.S. Navy aircraft carriers representing four separate classes (Lexington, Yorktown, Essex, Independence) docked at the Naval Air Station Alameda, California (USA), circa mid-September 1945. The ships are (from front to back): USS Saratoga (CV-3); USS Enterprise (CV-6); USS Hornet (CV-12) and USS San Jacinto (CVL-30). Note the Consolidated PBY Catalina amphibians parked at the far left.Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) A British naval squadron arrived in waters off of the port of Tanjung Priok near Jakarta, Indonesia, carrying British personnel tasked with the rescue of prisoners of war and Dutch personnel tasked with the restoration of the colonial administration. Local Japanese commanders, including Admiral Todashi Maeda, immediately surrendered themselves. Teuku Daud Cumbok, governor of Lammeulo in Aceh in northern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, contacted Allied authorities, explaining why war-time collaboration with the Japanese was necessary and expressing his sentiment against the Indonesian nationalist movement. French Indochina (Laos)French troops entered Pakse, Laos, French Indochina at the invitation of Champassak Prince Boun Oum. Prince Petsarath Ratanavongsa of Luang Phrabang again announced his intention to unite all Lao provinces into a single state free of French influence. He also announced a new currency and a new tax regime independent of French laws. British MalayaThe Financial Secretary of Malaya urged non-Japanese banks to resume operations. To provide banks with working capital, the British administration deposited up to 5% of pre-war deposit amounts into interest-bearing accounts. Additionally, the administration offered loans to banks at 3% interest.
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Post by stevep on Sept 15, 2024 9:11:11 GMT
One small point is that the 185 German a/c shot down on 15th September 1940 was a gross over-estimation, which was all too common, especially at that early stage in the war and in such a crisis. There tended to be sizeable over-counting in air battles and it was probably also good for morale but I think the actual figure was somewhere in the 70's. I suspect that by this time the authorities probably had a better idea of the actual numbers but decided not to change the story at this time.
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Post by lordroel on Sept 15, 2024 9:13:43 GMT
One small point is that the 185 German a/c shot down on 15th September 1940 was a gross over-estimation, which was all too common, especially at that early stage in the war and in such a crisis. There tended to be sizeable over-counting in air battles and it was probably also good for morale but I think the actual figure was somewhere in the 70's. I suspect that by this time the authorities probably had a better idea of the actual numbers but decided not to change the story at this time. Did not notice that the figure you mentioned is the 1945 instead of modern numbers.
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Post by stevep on Sept 15, 2024 9:16:33 GMT
One small point is that the 185 German a/c shot down on 15th September 1940 was a gross over-estimation, which was all too common, especially at that early stage in the war and in such a crisis. There tended to be sizeable over-counting in air battles and it was probably also good for morale but I think the actual figure was somewhere in the 70's. I suspect that by this time the authorities probably had a better idea of the actual numbers but decided not to change the story at this time. Did not notice that the figure you mentioned is the 1945 instead of modern numbers.
No problem. I know it was reported in 1940 and probably easier for the authorities to keep it in 45, especially as its celebrating the success of the RAF in the Battle of Britain. However thought it best just to mention for anyone who's knowledge of the BoB is fairly casual.
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Post by lordroel on Sept 15, 2024 9:18:20 GMT
Did not notice that the figure you mentioned is the 1945 instead of modern numbers. No problem. I know it was reported in 1940 and probably easier for the authorities to keep it in 45, especially as its celebrating the success of the RAF in the Battle of Britain. However thought it best just to mention for anyone who's knowledge of the BoB is fairly casual.
Well most number given here are those that where made available in the 39-45 period, so I used that as it is more time period related.
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Post by lordroel on Sept 16, 2024 0:42:27 GMT
September 16th 1945Soviet UnionThe first meeting of the LIK (Lithuanian Liberation Committee- Lietuvos islaisvinimo komitetas) is held with five persons in attendance. Their primary goal is to rally underground forces for the restoration of an independent Lithuanian state. A manifesto is issued to the Lithuanian public and 6 partisan command regions are defined. ChinaIn Shanghai, China, after being overworked, recovering from malaria (and at times overdosing on Atabrine), and taking too much Benzedrine and sleeping pills to help him work and rest, Milton Miles began showing signs of psychosis. On this date, he met with newly arrived Thomas Kinkaid in Shanghai, China; Kinkaid described Miles as suffering from "war shock". Mongolian separatist leader Choibalsan visited Sonid, Suiyuan Province, China and met with the leaders of the separatists who had declared the People's Republic of South Mongolia six days prior. Hong KongThe Japanese garrison surrenders. The ceremony takes place at Government House where Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt signs the formal surrender instrument with American, Chinese and Canadian representatives present. YouTube (Surrender of Japan at Government House in Hong Kong (1945)Major-General Okada and Vice-Admiral Fujita sign on behalf of the Japanese. The British flag is ceremonially hoisted over Government House and a victory salvo of 21 guns is fired by British warships in harbor. Photo: Japanese surrender ceremony. Lt. Gen. Tanaka signs surrender document while Vice Admiral Fujita waits his turn, Government House, 16 September 1945Photo: Major-General Okada handing over his sword during ceremony marking surrender of Japanese forces in Hong Kong, Government House, 16 September 1945Document: Document of surrenderAllied occupied Korea (South)In Korea, Lieutenant General John Hodge continued to refuse recognizing the leftist Korean People's Republic as a legitimate government. Interpreting this as a hint that Hodge, and in turn the United States, was concerned with Korean People's Republic communist elements, stern anti-Communist Song Chinu founded a new rightist party, Korean Democratic Party. French Indochina (Vietnam)The Viet Minh began the two-week long Gold Week fundraising event in northern French Indochina during which patriotic citizens donated jewelry, gold leaf, and other previous items to the Viet Minh, which had been burdened with feeding the Chinese occupation force in Tonkin.
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Post by lordroel on Sept 17, 2024 3:54:15 GMT
September 17th 1945United StatesMap: Major bases proposed for postwar U.S. Navy; Japan: American troops arrive to the enemy homelandAllied occupied GermanyThe Belsen Trial began. Josef Kramer and 44 others German SS officers stand trial at Luneburg on charges of conspiracy to commit mass murder at Auschwitz and Belsen. Meanwhile, the British, in order to begin receiving war reparations, place an order for 20,000 Volkswagen Beetle cars. By years end more than 1,700 had been produced, their sale being used to recreate the German post office, red cross and other institutions. Within a year 10,000 were made, selling for 5,000 RM a piece, though as of yet no civilians were allowed to purchase the car. Soviet UnionIn Latvia, an estimated 17 NKVD troops surround a group of 18 VCA partisans. A total of 10 partisans, including the leader, are killed. FranceJean-Herold Paquis, another "radio traitor" broadcasting from occupied Paris, was sentenced to death at the conclusion of a trial in which the prosecution called no witnesses but played recorded extracts from his broadcasts. He admitted during the trial that he received payment for his services and noted that after hearing of the German atrocities he was "happy over the Allied victory" and recognized that he had been "mistaken." Chinese Civil WarThe Wudi Campaign ended in communist victory. Nationalist Chinese occupy Beijing. ChinaIn violation of the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance signed only one month prior, the Soviet Union invited Chinese Communist forces to take control of various parts of the Inner Mongolia region of China. Allied occupied JapanShigeru Yoshida was named the Foreign Minister of Japan. The Makurazaki Typhoon hit Japan, killing more than 2,000 people and flooding large areas. Flood waters brought radiation-free topsoil and sand to the devastated cities destroyed by the American atom bomb attacks. Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)The second large pro-independence rally was held in the city of Surabaya in eastern Java, Dutch East Indies. Ethnic tensions between Indonesians and Chinese broke out in violence in Medan and Pematang Siantar in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. While ethnic Indonesians largely wanted independence from the Dutch, they feared that the ethnic Chinese would betray them by siding with the Dutch when the colonial administration would return. French Indochina (Laos)In Laos, French Indochina, King Sisavang Vong of Luang Phrabang rejected the pro-independence measures announced by Prince Ratanavongsa Phetsarath two days prior. ThailandFormer Thai Ambassador to the United States Seni Pramoj became the Prime Minister of Thailand, appointed by the pro-Allied Regent Pridi Phanomyong. Caroline IslandsPhoto: U.S. Navy officers and Marines on board a Japanese launch off Woleai, Caroline Islands. The Japanese surredered to the crew of the destroyer escort USS Sloat (DE-245), visible in the background, 17 September 1945
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Post by stevep on Sept 17, 2024 8:31:20 GMT
A couple of comments. a) From the Korean war thread.
That's a great line.
b) On the WWII thread its interesting that that list of planned USN bases non in the Atlantic are beyond the immediate region of north and central America. Nothing mentioned in Europe at all. I wonder if the US administration didn't yet realise they would have a lasting role in Europe and the rest of the world beyond the Pacific fringe.
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Post by lordroel on Sept 18, 2024 0:51:38 GMT
September 18th 1945United StatesHenry L. Stimson resigns his position as Secretary of War and is succeeded by R.B. Patterson. US President Harry Truman noted that the removal of all Japanese elements in Korea, and thus Korean independence, would "require time and patience". United Kingdom The text of letters exchanged between General Franco and Prime Minister Churchill are published. YugoslaviaDr. Milan Grol, Vice-Premier in the Marshal Tito government and leader of the Serbian Democratic Party, resigns. The resignation is believed to be due to his objection to certain provisions in the new Yugoslav electoral laws. EgyptMahmud Issawy, the 26-year-old lawyer who assassinated the late Egyptian prime minister, Dr. Ahmed Maher Pasha, after the Egypt declared war on the Axis countries, was executed today, after the prime minister confirmed the sentence. Chinese Civil WarThe Battle of Xiangshuikou was fought as part of the Chinese Civil War, resulting in communist victory. Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)British personnel were parachuted over Magelang, Java and over Sumatra in Indonesia; they were tasked with locating and rescuing prisoners of war. New BritainPhoto: Four surrendered Japanese aircraft after arrival at the RNZAF airfield at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, on 18 September 1945. The formation consisted of three Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zero fighters of the Imperial Japanese Navy (including serial numbers 3479 and 4043), and one Ki-46 Dinah reconnaissance aircraft (serial number 2783) of the Imperial Japanese Army. The aircraft were flown by Japanese crews, and departed Vunakunau at Rabaul with an escort of RNZAF F4U Corsair fighters. All the Japanese aircraft wear surrender markings, which consisted of an overall white finish with green crosses for easy recognition
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Post by stevep on Sept 18, 2024 16:21:13 GMT
On today's USCW thread there is the entry:
Not sure how likely this is. After all the union still supported slavery in loyal states such as Maryland, Delaware and Kentucky. In fact according to some sources on a USCW discussion site it prompted fears in Europe that the reaction to the proposal would be a savage racial war in the south with many blacks trying to rebel and being brutally repressed after probably bitter fighting. While there are signs that France considered recognising the south diplomatically this was never really considered an option by Britain unless and until the south actually won its independence. The only likely source of conflict between the UK and the north would have been some clash such as the Trent Crisis which could have meant war but slavery would have been irrelevant to that.
It would have increased popular support from many ordinary people in western Europe who opposed slavery on moral grounds as such a measure would potentially secure the release of most of the slaves in the territories of the US but would only really apply if the union defeated the south and was able to impose its decisions on it, which was still unclear to many at this point.
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Post by 575 on Sept 18, 2024 19:18:55 GMT
A couple of comments. a) From the Korean war thread.
That's a great line.
b) On the WWII thread its interesting that that list of planned USN bases non in the Atlantic are beyond the immediate region of north and central America. Nothing mentioned in Europe at all. I wonder if the US administration didn't yet realise they would have a lasting role in Europe and the rest of the world beyond the Pacific fringe.
a) Absolutely!
b) During 1946 there was quite some controversy in the US Armed Forces of making the AF an independent arm and how large such would be. The Korean War really saw the US taken with its pants down having virtually gone back armed forces vise to pre-WWII levels.
The Korean War really got the USA rearm for global politics and with lots of jobs about for you as a White person black peoples became something of a must for the rearmament. Some of the papers I linked to at the beginning of the Korea thread was related to this.
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Post by lordroel on Sept 19, 2024 0:12:37 GMT
September 19th 1945
United Kingdom
At the Old Bailey in London, William Joyce was sentenced to death for treason.
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee made a worldwide broadcast promising independence for India "at the earliest possible date".
New Zeeland
New Zealand ratified the United Nations Charter.
China
The CCP central committee releases its strategic directive, which emphasizes its intention to ‘develop into the north and defend against the south’. In so doing, it hopes to deter southern Nationalist forces from advancing northwards and for the CCP to take sole control of Jehol, Chahar and Manchuria.
The Chinese-American Composite Wing was disbanded after producing 5 American and 3 Chinese aces.
US Navy 7th Fleet sailed into Shanghai, China.
Allied occupied Japan
American occupation forces issue a press code, totally banning reports or publications about the atomic bombing.
Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)
Radical Indonesian nationalists, unhappy with the slow progress of the newly founded republic and with the continuing presence of Japanese peacekeepers in Jakarta, organized a large demonstration in the city. Just as tension was about to reach the level of violence, President Sukarno, speaking to the crowd, was able to calm the mood and disperse the crowd.
A group of recently freed Dutch internees raised a Dutch flag over the Hotel Oranje (now Hotel Majapahit) in Surabaya, Indonesia. The hotel building was the headquarters of the Recovery of Allied Pirsoner of War and Internees organization as well as the headquarters of the Japanese troops charged with keeping order in the city. This flag raising triggered violence from local nationalists, resulting in the death of the leader of the Dutch group. Indonesians lowered the Dutch flag, tore off the blue third of the flag, and re-raised it as an Indonesian flag.
1945–46 War in Vietnam (Operation Masterdom)
British Major General Douglas Gracey declared martial law in Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina as means to strike at the influence of the Viet Minh. Various pro-independence groups began organizing a general strike to protest against the British occupation administration.
Soviet occupied Korea (North)
Kim Il-sung arrives Port Wonsan onboard the Soviet warship Pugachev and begins to organize the Workers' Party of Korea.
India
The Congress Party of India began negotiating with Britain regarding independence.
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