30 August 1945
Result of Surrender of Japan
MacArthur's arrival establishes the Allied command presence that will oversee Japan's formal surrender and occupation.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Atsugi Air Base in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
MacArthur's arrival establishes the Allied command presence that will oversee Japan's formal surrender and occupation.
Arrives by plane at Atsugi airodrome to take the formal surrender of Japan
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