Today in History: USSR declares war on Japan during world war II
Today in History: USSR declares war on Japan during world war II
New Delhi: The Russian invasion of Japan began on August 8, 1945, precisely three months after the German surrender on May 8 At 11pm on August 8, 1945, Soviet foreign minister Molotov informed Japanese ambassador
A Japanese prisoner of war at Guam, Mariana Islands, covers his face as he hears Japanese Emperor Hirohito making the announcement of Japan's unconditional surrender on August 15, 1945. World War II had come to an end.