First Indochina War
Chinese forces entered Tonkin
In September 1945, Chinese forces entered Tonkin, and a small British task force landed at Saigon.
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- Ho Chi Minh
A Force of 200,000 Republic of China Army Troops arrived in Hanoi
In September 1945, a force of 200,000 Republic of China Army troops arrived in Hanoi to accept the surrender of the Japanese occupiers in northern Indochina.
- Second Sino-Japanese War
Signing The official Surrender
The official surrender was signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, in a ceremony where several Allied commanders including Chinese general Hsu Yung-chang were present.
- Vietnam War
Vietnam Independence day
Vietnam had just declared independence in September 1945.
- First Indochina War
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam
On V-J (Victory on Japan) Day, September 2, Hồ Chí Minh had proclaimed in Hanoi the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV).
- World War II
The End of the war
With the surrender documents finally signed at Tokyo Bay on the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri on 2 September 1945, ending the war.
- Ho Chi Minh
1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Following the August Revolution (1945) organized by the Việt Minh, Hồ Chí Minh became Chairman of the Provisional Government (Premier of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and issued a Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
- Ho Chi Minh
1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
After the August Revolution, Ho Chi Minh became the 1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh
Hồ Chí Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam
Following Emperor Bảo Đại's abdication on 2 September 1945, Hồ Chí Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam under the name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Philip was present in Tokyo Bay
Philip was present in Tokyo Bay when the instrument of Japanese surrender was signed.
- Korean War
Acceptance the Japanese surrender south of the 38th Parallel
On 8 September 1945, US Lieutenant General John R. Hodge arrived in Incheon to accept the Japanese surrender south of the 38th Parallel.
- Second Sino-Japanese War
General Douglas MacArthur ordered all Japanese forces within China to surrender to Chiang Kai-shek
After the Allied victory in the Pacific, General Douglas MacArthur ordered all Japanese forces within China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north latitude to surrender to Chiang Kai-shek, and the Japanese troops in China formally surrendered on September 9, 1945, at 9:00.
- First Indochina War
A Franco-British task force
On September 13, 1945, a Franco-British task force landed in Java, main island of the Dutch East Indies (for which independence was being sought by Sukarno), and Saigon, capital of Cochinchina (southern part of French Indochina), both being occupied by the Japanese and ruled by Field Marshal Hisaichi Terauchi, Commander-in-Chief of Japan's Southern Expeditionary Army Group based in Saigon.
- First Indochina War
Sir Douglas Gracey proclaimed martial law
Allied troops in Saigon were an airborne detachment, two British companies of the Indian 20th Infantry Division and the French 5th Colonial Infantry Regiment, with British General Sir Douglas Gracey as supreme commander. The latter proclaimed martial law on September 21. The following night the Franco-British troops took control of Saigon.
- First Indochina War
French forces overthrew the local DRV government
On 23 September 1945, with the knowledge of the British commander in Saigon, French forces overthrew the local DRV (the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) government, and declared French authority restored in Cochinchina.
- Ho Chi Minh
The call for a General Strike
In Saigon, with violence between rival Vietnamese factions and French forces increasing, the British commander, General Sir Douglas Gracey, declared martial law. On 24 September, the Việt Minh leaders responded with a call for a general strike.
- First Indochina War
Chinese forces entered Tonkin
In September 1945, Chinese forces entered Tonkin, and a small British task force landed at Saigon.
- Ho Chi Minh
A Force of 200,000 Republic of China Army Troops arrived in Hanoi
In September 1945, a force of 200,000 Republic of China Army troops arrived in Hanoi to accept the surrender of the Japanese occupiers in northern Indochina.
- Second Sino-Japanese War
Signing The official Surrender
The official surrender was signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, in a ceremony where several Allied commanders including Chinese general Hsu Yung-chang were present.
- Vietnam War
Vietnam Independence day
Vietnam had just declared independence in September 1945.
- First Indochina War
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam
On V-J (Victory on Japan) Day, September 2, Hồ Chí Minh had proclaimed in Hanoi the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV).
- World War II
The End of the war
With the surrender documents finally signed at Tokyo Bay on the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri on 2 September 1945, ending the war.
- Ho Chi Minh
1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Following the August Revolution (1945) organized by the Việt Minh, Hồ Chí Minh became Chairman of the Provisional Government (Premier of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and issued a Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
- Ho Chi Minh
1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
After the August Revolution, Ho Chi Minh became the 1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh
Hồ Chí Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam
Following Emperor Bảo Đại's abdication on 2 September 1945, Hồ Chí Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam under the name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Philip was present in Tokyo Bay
Philip was present in Tokyo Bay when the instrument of Japanese surrender was signed.
- Korean War
Acceptance the Japanese surrender south of the 38th Parallel
On 8 September 1945, US Lieutenant General John R. Hodge arrived in Incheon to accept the Japanese surrender south of the 38th Parallel.
- Second Sino-Japanese War
General Douglas MacArthur ordered all Japanese forces within China to surrender to Chiang Kai-shek
After the Allied victory in the Pacific, General Douglas MacArthur ordered all Japanese forces within China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north latitude to surrender to Chiang Kai-shek, and the Japanese troops in China formally surrendered on September 9, 1945, at 9:00.
- First Indochina War
A Franco-British task force
On September 13, 1945, a Franco-British task force landed in Java, main island of the Dutch East Indies (for which independence was being sought by Sukarno), and Saigon, capital of Cochinchina (southern part of French Indochina), both being occupied by the Japanese and ruled by Field Marshal Hisaichi Terauchi, Commander-in-Chief of Japan's Southern Expeditionary Army Group based in Saigon.
- First Indochina War
Sir Douglas Gracey proclaimed martial law
Allied troops in Saigon were an airborne detachment, two British companies of the Indian 20th Infantry Division and the French 5th Colonial Infantry Regiment, with British General Sir Douglas Gracey as supreme commander. The latter proclaimed martial law on September 21. The following night the Franco-British troops took control of Saigon.
- First Indochina War
French forces overthrew the local DRV government
On 23 September 1945, with the knowledge of the British commander in Saigon, French forces overthrew the local DRV (the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) government, and declared French authority restored in Cochinchina.
- Ho Chi Minh
The call for a General Strike
In Saigon, with violence between rival Vietnamese factions and French forces increasing, the British commander, General Sir Douglas Gracey, declared martial law. On 24 September, the Việt Minh leaders responded with a call for a general strike.