20 Apr 1946

China French Indochina
  • An estimated 49,000 Japanese deserters were in the ranks of the Viet Minh in northern Vietnam at this time. ww2dbase [Tonkin | CPC]
United States
  • USS Haddock began preparations for decommissioning while at New London, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Haddock | New London, Connecticut | CPC]



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