70 Years Ago—Nov. 30, 1940: Roosevelt announces increase in support to Nationalist Chinese. New song in Top Ten: “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square.”
65 Years Ago—Nov. 30, 1945: Japanese forces in Indo-China surrender—final official surrender of troops in World War II.
UNDER HIS WINGS
I didn't realize the official surrender was in November. I watched a movie yesterday and it brought you to mind. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. It's set on the day England gets involved in WWII.
ReplyDeleteThe official surrender was Sept. 2, 1945, but the Japanese soldiers were trained to distrust Allied propaganda, and many believed the surrender broadcasts to be just that. Therefore, it took several months for some of the armies to surrender. There was a single soldier on Guam who didn't surrender until the 1970s!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I loved Miss Pettigrew - what a fun movie!
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