World War II - the decline of Japan (42 photos) Bashny.Net

Throughout 1941-1945, the Soviet Union was forced to keep on its Far Eastern borders of at least 40 divisions. As long as the continued existence of the second seat of war and aggression - imperialist Japan - Soviet Union could not be considered secured their security in the Far East. The defeat of Nazi Germany and its unconditional surrender of the armed forces in May 1945, as well as the successes of the Anglo-American forces in the Pacific have forced the Japanese government to begin preparations for the defense.



6 and 9 August the Americans dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In the course of the atomic bombings killed 114,000 Japanese. The first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, which was subjected to terrible destruction: from 306 thousand. Residents of more than 90 thousand. Killed. Tens of thousands died later of wounds, burns and radiation.



September 2, 1945 on the battleship "Missouri" in Tokyo Bay a ceremony of signing of the unconditional surrender of Japan.



General MacArthur signed the first act on behalf of the Allied Powers and the United States, and then put their signatures to the representatives of the Soviet Union, Britain, China, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands and New Zealand.