25 Sep 1945
Burma
Burma
- Aung San rejected the British offer for him to become the Deputy Inspector-General of the Burmese Army. ww2dbase [Aung San | CPC]
- Milton Miles was awarded the Order of the White Cloud and Golden Banner of the Republic of China while he was at his headquarters in Chongqing, China. ww2dbase [Milton Miles | Chongqing | CPC]
- The Philippine People's Court was established by President Sergio Osmeña to try war time collaborators. ww2dbase [Tokyo Trial and Other Trials Against Japan | Sergio Osmeña | CPC]
- The Nazi Party was officially declared illegal in Germany. ww2dbase [TH]
- Viktor Abakumov ordered the curtailment of looting by Soviet troops in Germany. ww2dbase [Viktor Abakumov | CPC]
- USS New Mexico departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- USS Portland departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii bound for the Panama Canal. ww2dbase [Portland | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]
- The last of the Soviet Army forces departed Norway. ww2dbase [TH]
- Members of the Free Thai movement staged a victory parade in Bangkok, Thailand. British personnel in Thailand boycotted the event, while the Americans observed the parade without taking an active part in it. The Western lack of enthusiasm was largely due to the diplomatic situation and recent ethnic tensions in Thailand. ww2dbase [Bangkok | CPC]
- Joseph Rochefort's request for transfer to sea duty was accepted; he was ordered to be detached from the US Navy Office of Naval Operations on 1 Oct 1945. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | Washington | CPC]
- William Donovan presided over the closing ceremonies of the Office of Strategic Services. ww2dbase [William Donovan | CPC]
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