VJ Day

Onkel Neal · 08-15-06, 01:59 PM

Salute to all Allied war vets

STEED · 08-15-06, 02:13 PM

Indeed.

August · 08-15-06, 02:29 PM

Rhode Island. The last state in the Union to celebrate VJ day.

08-15-06, 06:14 PM

I'll ask my special question here again (I already asked on the SHIV board):

World War Two officially began on September 1, 1939.

When did it officially end?

Bort · 08-15-06, 06:26 PM

I'm going to say September 2nd, 1945.

Do I get a cookie?

EDIT: I'm not sure of my answer, it could also be September 9th of the same year.

08-15-06, 06:27 PM

Not even close.

Bort · 08-15-06, 06:37 PM

Ah, I remember hearing of a Japanese soldier who surrendered in a Phillippine jungle in 1974.

Now do I get a cookie?

WutWuzDat · 08-15-06, 07:49 PM

S!

All gave some, but some gave all.

kiwi_2005 · 08-15-06, 08:04 PM

I read that it actually ended a year later 1946, the fighting stopped 1945. But other things had to be completed.:hmm:

Yahoshua · 08-15-06, 08:50 PM

Japan surrendered on Aug. 15th but the war was not officially over until Sept. 2nd when the Japanese signed the Potsdam Declaration aboard the USS Missouri.

The war ended on Sept. 2nd.

JSLTIGER · 08-15-06, 11:07 PM

Incorrect. President Harry S. Truman declared an official end to hostilities on December 31, 1946. That is why some vets earned a WWII victory medal without actually being WWII vets (all vets who served during the war or started before this date were eligible).

Subnuts · 08-15-06, 11:27 PM

If I were to consider the fact that my brother in law never shuts up about the Nazis, keeps telling horrible jokes about France, and acts like Germany is still some sort of evil fascist nation...

I'd say World War II never actually ended.

Yahoshua · 08-15-06, 11:50 PM

Just because a husband declares he's "Finally Divorced" 2 years after he signed the papers, doesn't mean that the divorce actually took place right then and there when he said it.

Legally, the divorce was final when the papers were signed.

The war ended both legally and officially on Sept. 2nd 1945. What Truman may have been referring to is the cease of guerilla tactics used by die-hard SS troopers in Europe, and Imperial Japanese Soldiers in the Far-East.

If viewed in that sense, then the war did end in 1946 as you say. But I'd like to see the text of Trumans' declaration in order to clarify the issue.

Otherwise the war ended in '45. :p

08-16-06, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yahoshua

Japan surrendered on Aug. 15th but the war was not officially over until Sept. 2nd when the Japanese signed the Potsdam Declaration aboard the USS Missouri.

The war ended on Sept. 2nd.

Nope.

08-16-06, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

Incorrect. President Harry S. Truman declared an official end to hostilities on December 31, 1946. That is why some vets earned a WWII victory medal without actually being WWII vets (all vets who served during the war or started before this date were eligible).

Nope. A declaration is not a treaty.

08-15-06, 01:59 PM	#1
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08-15-06, 06:26 PM	#5
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I'm going to say September 2nd, 1945. Do I get a cookie? EDIT: I'm not sure of my answer, it could also be September 9th of the same year. __________________ GT Aerospace Last edited by Bort; 08-15-06 at 06:28 PM.

08-15-06, 06:37 PM	#7
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Ah, I remember hearing of a Japanese soldier who surrendered in a Phillippine jungle in 1974. Now do I get a cookie? __________________ GT Aerospace

08-15-06, 06:14 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'll ask my special question here again (I already asked on the SHIV board): World War Two officially began on September 1, 1939. When did it officially end?

08-15-06, 06:27 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Not even close.

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kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I read that it actually ended a year later 1946, the fighting stopped 1945. But other things had to be completed.:hmm: __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Japan surrendered on Aug. 15th but the war was not officially over until Sept. 2nd when the Japanese signed the Potsdam Declaration aboard the USS Missouri. The war ended on Sept. 2nd. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

08-15-06, 11:07 PM	#11
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Incorrect. President Harry S. Truman declared an official end to hostilities on December 31, 1946. That is why some vets earned a WWII victory medal without actually being WWII vets (all vets who served during the war or started before this date were eligible). __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

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Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	If I were to consider the fact that my brother in law never shuts up about the Nazis, keeps telling horrible jokes about France, and acts like Germany is still some sort of evil fascist nation... I'd say World War II never actually ended. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

08-15-06, 11:50 PM	#13
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just because a husband declares he's "Finally Divorced" 2 years after he signed the papers, doesn't mean that the divorce actually took place right then and there when he said it. Legally, the divorce was final when the papers were signed. The war ended both legally and officially on Sept. 2nd 1945. What Truman may have been referring to is the cease of guerilla tactics used by die-hard SS troopers in Europe, and Imperial Japanese Soldiers in the Far-East. If viewed in that sense, then the war did end in 1946 as you say. But I'd like to see the text of Trumans' declaration in order to clarify the issue. Otherwise the war ended in '45. :p __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua