Day Funeral Home Photos. The next day, August 9, the Red Army invaded Manchuria, and a second
The next day, August 9, the Red Army invaded Manchuria, and a second atomic bomb hit Nagasaki. The Soviets, however, designated May 9 as V-E Day or Soviet Victory Day, based on the document signed in Berlin. ” They have signed terms of unconditional surrender. ” The president went on to proclaim the following day, Sunday, September 2, “to be V-J Day—the day of formal surrender by Japan. They have signed terms of unconditional surrender. Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment at 6:30 a. News of Germany's surrender ignited joyous celebrations in cities across the world. American forces faced severe resistance at Omaha and Utah Japan’s ceasefire, Allied landings, POW rescues, and the formal surrender aboard USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, marked the end of World War II. ” The United States still marks each September 2 as V-J Day with ceremonies honoring the sacrifices of the men and women who served in the Pacific war. Dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and now designated by Congress as America’s National WWII Museum, the institution celebrates the American spirit, teamwork, optimism, courage and sacrifices of the men and women who fought on the battlefront and served on the Home Front.