10 Feb 1947
- Italy ceded most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Minneapolis was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Minneapolis | CPC]
- As Jan Smuts affixed his signature to the Paris Peace Treaty in France, he became the only person to have signed the documents officially ending WW1 and WW2. ww2dbase [Jan Smuts | Paris | CPC]
- Cruiser USS New Orleans (New Orleans-class) was decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The ship spent 12 years in the reserve fleet before being scrapped. ww2dbase [Philadelphia Navy Yard | New Orleans | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | DS]
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