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V-J (Victory Over Japan) Day
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Experiencing War: War's End 
 This feature covers two events at the end of World War II in 1945: Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) on May 8, marking the Allied victory in Europe, and Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day) on August 14 (and formalized on September 2), the day that Japan surrendered to the Allies. Features memoirs, videos of oral history interviews, photos, digitized documents, and more. Part of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-warsend.html Topics: World War II Last updated Aug 28, 2006 World War II in the Pacific: Japan Capitulates, August - September 1945
Images and information from the U.S. Department of the Navy's Naval Historical Center about Japan's surrender to the Allies in World War II, on August 14, 1945 (known as V-J Day). Includes images of victory celebrations, different aspects of the surrender, and related events in World War II. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/japansur/japansur.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, World War II Last updated Aug 10, 2005 |
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