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Japan surrenders in China

Witness: World War 2 Collection by BBC

Jul 19, 202310:04Society & Culture

In the autumn of 1945, World War II surrender ceremonies took place across the Japanese Empire. The one in China was held at the Forbidden City in Beijing bringing an end to eight years of occupation. Thousands of people...

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