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#OTD in 1945, #Tokyo sued for peace and free nations celebrated: #WorldWar2 was over. Emperor Hirohito told his people they should “endure the unendurable and suffer the insufferable” after 8 years of war. #VJDay #WWII #threadtweet 
#VJDay - Victory over Japan on Aug 15 1945- came as the #RoyalNavy prepared for the final invasion of the home islands alongside the Americans: Operation Downfall. Allied casualties were predicted to be at least 200,000 killed and wounded. #WWII #treadtweet
The British Pacific Fleet was the mightiest force ever mustered by the #RoyalNavy outside home water: 5 battleships, 33 fleet, light and escort carriers, 23 cruisers, nearly 80 destroyers, 43 submarines and scores of minesweepers, sloops, auxiliaries & escorts. #VJDay #treadtweet
