10 Nov 1945
  • United States Secretary of War Robert Patterson ordered all cyclotrons in Japan destroyed. ww2dbase [Operation Trinity and Manhattan Project | CPC]
  • Submarine R-1 was struck from the US Naval Register. ww2dbase [R-1 | CPC]
  • USS Bailey made a refueling stop at Eniwetok before resuming her voyage to San Diego. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
China Dutch East Indies
  • British Indian troops, supported by tanks, aircraft, and naval guns, assaulted Surabaya, Java, Indonesia against Communist fighters. The campaign would last three weeks, granting the British control of the city but at a high cost in lives. ww2dbase [Surabaya, Java | CPC]
French Indochina
  • The Lao Issara government announced that it no longer recognized Prince Savangvatthana as the crown prince. ww2dbase [Laos | CPC]
Japan Photo(s) dated 10 Nov 1945
USS Saint Paul in the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, 10 Nov 1945, photo 1 of 3USS Saint Paul in the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, 10 Nov 1945, photo 2 of 3USS Saint Paul in the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, 10 Nov 1945, photo 3 of 3

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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