macelena 1,070 Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) 69 years ago, aboard USS Missouri, in the bay of Tokyo, the mayor world clusterfuck ended. Mourning them, those who gave all, never will. RIP Edited August 15, 2014 by macelena 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luk1978 210 Posted August 15, 2014 USS Missouri entered Tokyo Bay only on 29 August, 1945. Surrender of Japan were signed on 2 September. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capitaine Vengeur 263 Posted August 15, 2014 70 years ago, 15 August 1944, the Holy Mary Day also saw the D-Day in Provence (Operation Dragoon), involving the U.S. VI Corps, 7th Army (removed from Italy, including Audie Murphy's 3rd Division) and the first commitment of a whole French army since 1940. This contributed to totally unfreeze the situation on the Western Front within one month. The landings themselves faced little opposition. The French and local partisans were given the task to eliminate the main German strongholds at Marseille and Toulon, done by 28 August after hot fighting. The drive along the Rhone Valley proved irresistible to the few second-line German units facing overwhelming air superiority. Lyon was liberated by 3 September and Champagne was reached by 13, with troops from Provence soon holding hand to the tired heroes from Normandy. Big naval demonstration this sunny day on the coast with the President and all of French top-ranking political clique. Hope they've got some sunburn... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macelena 1,070 Posted August 15, 2014 USS Missouri entered Tokyo Bay only on 29 August, 1945. Surrender of Japan were signed on 2 September. Woops, awful fail on me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
