17 August 1945

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Pacific

General Yamada, commander of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria, asks for Soviet surrender terms.

Indonesia

Sukarno proclaims Indonesian independence

War at Sea

German submarine U-977 interned in Argentina


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 17 August 1945, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1945_08_17.html

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