23 May 1946

China
  • Chinese Nationalist troops captured Changchun, Jilin Province, China. ww2dbase [Changchun, Jilin | CPC]
Dutch East Indies
  • Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Samarinda, Borneo and departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Samarinda, Borneo | CPC]
Germany Panama Canal Zone
  • USS Tamalpais transited the Panama Canal bound for Mobile, Alabama, United States. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Tamalpais | DS]
United States
  • USS DD-224 was decommissioned from service at Oakland, California, United States. ww2dbase [Stewart | Oakland, California | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 23 May 1946
Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Ikoma, Shodoshima, Japan, 23 May 1946

23 May 1946 Interactive Map




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