Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Reason Why Japanese Surrendered In World War II

 On August 6, 1945, the United States Armed Forces attacked and bombed Hiroshima killing nearly 166,000 citizens that was immediately followed by another round of bombing 3 days thereafter in Nagasaki killing more or less 246,000 citizens that prompted Japanese Imperial Forces to surrender unconditionally through Potsdam Declaration. The first Atomic Bomb was nicknamed "Little Boy" referring to then United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The said launch was premeditated in the island of Tinian (an island in the Pacific)—aka "Destination." Tinian Island was the ideal launching and strategic point of Americans to attack Japanese considering its proximity (1,500 miles) to south of Japan.

The second atomic bomb (nicknamed Fat Boy referring to then Prime Minister Winston Churchill) was launched by  B-29 Superfortress bomber or 
Enola Gay—named after the pilot's mother—on August 9, 1945 which was originally intended in the ancient castle town of Kokura, Japan. However, due to billowing clouds, the operation was diverted in Nagasaki, Japan and the rest is history.

The unconditional and formal surrender of the Japanese Imperial Forces happened in USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Armada of British Troops was also present in the said ceremony. 

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