Asia Pacific, 11 Oct 1945: Surrender of Japan's Overseas Forces
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 11 Oct 1945 (End of the Old Order: Surrender of Japan's Overseas Forces), showing the following events: Operation Tiderace; People’s Republic of Korea declared; US forces land at Incheon; Japanese surrender in China; Operation Masterdom; Chinese occupation of northern Indochina; Allied occupation of Indonesia; Operation Beleaguer.

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D u t c h E a s t I n d i e s(Br/Aus occ.)

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

Philippines(US)

Warlords(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Nationalist

China

Australia(Br. dom.)

T.N.G.(Aus. terr.)

Solomon Is.(US occ.)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Malaya(Br. adm.)

Manchuria(Sov. occ.)

E.T.R.(Sov. sat.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Fr.
Ind.(Fr. prot.)

Sarawak(Aus. adm.)

Kuril Islands(Sov. adm.)

Ryukyu Is.(US occ.)

Austr.
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

North
Indochina(Nat. Ch. occ.)

Rep. of
Indonesia(Jap. pres.)

N.Korea(Sov. occ.)

S.Korea(US occ.)

South
Indochina(Br. occ.)

N. Borneo(Aus. adm.)

Brunei(Aus. occ.)

P. Timor(Port.)

Nauru(Aus. mand.)

W. Samoa(NZ mand.)

American
Samoa(U.S.)

Gilbert

Islands(US occ.)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Union Is.(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(Br.)

Marshall

Islands(US occ.)

Mariana

Islands(US occ.)

C a r o l i n e I s l a n d s(US occ.)

Paracel Is.(disp.)

Spratly Is.(disp.)

Bonin Is.(US occ.)

Volcano Is.(US occ.)

International
Date Line

4–12 Sep 1945Japanese surrender
in Singapore

6 Sep 1945People’s Republic of Korea
declared in Seoul

8 Sep 1945US forces arrive in southern Korea

9 Sep 1945Japanese surrender
in China

12–13 Sep 1945British occupy
southern Indochina

Sep 1945Chinese occupy
northern Indochina

29 Sep 1945–29 Nov 1946British & Australians
occupy East Indies

30 Sep 1945US marines land
in north China

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