30 July 1945
Pacific
Marshal Vasilevsky appointed Commander-in-Chief for Soviet campaign against Japan.
Diplomacy
Japan rejects the Potsdam ultimatum
Japan
Allied warship shell Shimizu
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 30 July 1945, https://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1945_07_30.html