The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

1-Nazis say Hitler died in. Der.
lin Chancellery.
ALLIES invade Borneo.
ABerlin falls to Russians.
a Unconditional surrender of
German forces in Italy announced.
8 British capture Rangoon,
CAPITAL city of Burma.
8-V-E Day! Germany's uncon-
ditional surrender to the Western
Allies and the Soviet Union an
nounced.
lahore than five hundred SUI
perfortresses smash Nagoya, be-
ginning the real aerial battle Tor
Japan.
10 Chinese regain Foochow,
east coast city, from japanese.
| 81 - Syria and Lebanon assert
their independence of France.
22-War and Navy Departments
reveal that a few bomb-carrylng
japanese balloons have landed IN
the u. S.
eleven Allied light naval vessels
! off Okinawa.
2T-Fighting breaks out between
French troops and Arabs in Syria.
Is Japanese planes damage
| JUNE
3-American, British, Russian,
and French Commanders-in- Chief
assume joint control of Germany.
9-Chinese troops clearing Jap
anese forces from South China,
reach Indo-C China frontier.
13-United Nations d neutral
countries lost 4,700 ships during
the war, U-boats accounting for
2,770, it was announced.
| 21-Twelve of the sixteen Polish
underground leaders on trial for
subversive activities, found guilty
in Moscow.
22-Okinawa is won after 50
days of costly fighting,
AZ - Conquest of Luzon an
nounced by General Macarthur.
20 - Czechoslovakia cedes her
eastern most province Of Ruthenia
to Russia.
y JULY
1-Australian troops invade Bal
tx Papan, east Netherlands Borneo
oil center.
4American and British troops
take over occupation zones in Ber-
ill.,.
lGeneral Douglas Macarthur
announces the complete liberation
Of the Philippines.
So. S., and British recognize
new government Of national unity
in Warsaw, settling the Polish
question.
10 - American warships shell
Japanese main islands for the first
time in the war.
14-1taly declares war on Japan.
14-Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault
announces resignation as COM
mander of the U. S. Fourteenth
Air Force in China.
17-British carrier force joins U.
S. Third Fleet in attacking Tokyo
targets.
17-Belgian deputies vote to bar
return OF King Leopold unless Par
lament should consent.
II - big Three" conference
opens n Berlin. President Truman
is chosen by Churchill and Stain
to preside over meetings.
2O-A record force of 900 Super
fortresses pound Japan.
26- Clement r. Atlee becomes
Prime Minister as Great Britain
puts labor into power with a big
majority.
big Three" conference is
resumed. Prime Minister Alice re-
placing Winston Churchill as Brit.
ish representative.
AUGUST
Eight hundred and eighty-two
Marianas based Superfortresses
drop 1852 tons of bombs on four
Japanese C It'll e S, the greatest
single aerial strike in world his
tory.
"A big Three" decision to de.
centralize Germany politically and
economically is announced.
6-Atomic bomb, first ever used
in warfare, wipes out Hiroshima.
8-Russia declares war on ia
pan.
| g. Second atomic bomb strikes
Nagasaki.
! 10-Russian troops invade Man.
cAuria and Korea.
II - Allies agree to Japanese
surrender proposal, b ut stipulate
that Emperor must come under
authority of Allied COMMANDMENT.
Chief.
!, IA - japanese surrender ancon
ditionally. Victory hailed in two
days of Thanksgiving and wile
celebration throughout the United
States and England.
15-Marshal Petain of France
!, convicted Of collaborating with en-.
envy; death sentence later com
muted to life Imprisonment.
16 Russia and Poland sigr
treaty fixing new common bounda
ry.
20-Japanese armistice mission
arrives in Manila.
Il - President Truman orders
end of all lend-lease operations.
26- Russia recognizes Nationa
Government as authority in Chi
ma; Sino-Soviet Treaty concluded
28-Occupation of Japan is be
gun.