"Witnessing Japan's surrender in China" Topic
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Tango01 | 12 Jul 2022 9:10 p.m. PST |
"In September 1945, China's long and bloody war with Japan finally came to an end – millions had died and thousands of foreigners were held in internment camps. As Japan surrendered, my great-uncle was sent to Shanghai to find out what had happened to British citizens trapped during World War Two. By 1945, China had been fighting for eight years, longer than any other Allied power. It had lost perhaps 14 million people, second only to the Soviet Union. On 9 September, inside an assembly hall at the military academy in Nanjing, the Chinese Chief of Staff Ho Ying Qin waited for the arrival of Japanese general Yasutsugu Okamura. At two long tables the victors and vanquished sat facing each other. A few feet away a small group of foreigners sat watching. In the middle, in the uniform of a British major-general, sat my great-uncle, Eric Hayes…" Main page link Armand
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Silurian | 13 Jul 2022 9:40 a.m. PST |
Very interesting indeed. Thanks. |
IronDuke596 | 13 Jul 2022 12:12 p.m. PST |
A most interesting article, indeed. Thanks. |
Berzerker73 | 13 Jul 2022 2:38 p.m. PST |
Thanks for this interesting article |
Tango01 | 13 Jul 2022 3:40 p.m. PST |
A votre service mes amis… Armand
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