MY SAY: SEPTEMBER 2, 1945 THE END OF WORLD WAR 11
Lost in the flurry of September news was the fact that World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945. The war in Europe had ended with the unconditional surrender of Germany on May 8th, 1945.
One no longer hears the term “unconditional surrender.” Instead we get, cease-fire, truce, and armistice.
The Korean War (June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953), where 40,000 American soldiers died and over 100,000 were injured, ended with an armistice leaving the Korean Peninsula as divided as it had been since the end of World War 2 at the 38th parallel with the North ruled by the successive Kim family tyrants.
Germany and Japan became democracies and allies. Is there a lesson in that?
What are General Douglas MacArthur’s famous quotes?
1.“It is fatal to enter a war without the will to win it.”
2,“In war there is no substitute for victory.”
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