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• Pierre Laval was executed for treason. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
• US Army ship FS-390 was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [CPC]

• Du Yuming arrived at Chongqing, China, where Chiang told him that Du was to become the scapegoat for the removal of General Long Yun; Chiang would later award him with higher positions for taking on this responsibility. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

• The Hadamar trial against the staff of the Hadamar Euthanasia Center in western Germany ended. ww2dbase [Main Article | Facility | CPC]

• Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the commanding officer of 10th Army in Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
• The Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan was abolished in name, but the facilities would continue to operate under the control of the US Navy. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

• Maria Smirnova retired from the Soviet Air Force. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
• Yevdokia Bershanskaya retired from the Soviet Air Force. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

• USS Iowa arrived at Seattle, Washington, United States. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
• USS Wisconsin arrived at San Francisco, California, United States. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
• USS Puffer arrived at San Francisco, California, United States. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
• USS Alabama arrived at San Francisco, California, United States at about 1200 hours. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

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