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The following events occurred in August 1945: August 1, 1945 (Wednesday) Pierre Laval was brought to Paris to face trial. [2]
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the Allies dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. On August 9, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. The Japanese government on August 10 communicated its intention to surrender under the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. The news of the Japanese offer began early celebrations around the world.
As the Allies advanced towards Japan, conditions became steadily worse for the Japanese people. Japan's merchant fleet declined from 5,250,000 gross register tons in 1941 to 1,560,000 tons in March 1945, and 557,000 tons in August 1945. The lack of raw materials forced the Japanese war economy into a steep decline after the middle of 1944.
The bombing of Kumagaya (熊谷空襲, Kumagaya-kūshū) on 14 August 1945, was part of the strategic bombing campaign waged by the United States of America against military and civilian targets and population centers during the Japan home islands campaign in the closing stages of the Pacific War in 1945.
The Kyūjō incident (宮城事件, Kyūjō Jiken) was an attempted military coup d'état in the Empire of Japan at the end of the Second World War.It happened on the night of 14–15 August 1945, just before the announcement of Japan's surrender to the Allies.
Eritrean newspaper of August 15, 1945 titles: "War is over" 15: Emperor Hirohito issues a radio broadcast announcing the Surrender of Japan; though the surrender seems to be "unconditional", the Emperor's status is still open for discussion.: Victory over Japan Day celebrations take place worldwide.
August 6 - Atomic bombing of Hiroshima. August 8 - Soviet Union declares war on Japan. August 9 - Atomic bombing of Nagasaki. [2] August 15 - Last Allied bombing of Japan takes place in Odawara and Tsuchizaki. August 15 - Emperor Hirohito declares Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. August 30 - Douglas MacArthur arrives in Japan.
1945 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1940s decade.