Asia Pacific 1945: Surrender of Japan's Overseas Forces
11 October 1945
11 Oct 1945
End of the Old Order
1894–1911 The Rise of Japan
1911–1927 Warlords and Revolutionaries
1927–1937 China's Nanjing Decade
1937–1941 Second Sino-Japanese War
1941–1943 WWII: The Greater East Asia War
1943–1945 WWII: Victory Over Japan
1945–1950 End of the Old Order
1950–1989 The Cold War in Asia
1989–pres Asian Economic Powers
Surrender of Japan's Overseas Forces
2 Sep 1945 Occupation of Japan
11 Oct 1945 Surrender of Japan's Overseas Forces
27 Mar 1946 Reclaiming China
4 Aug 1947 Indonesian War of Independence
23 Jan 1949 Communist Victory in Northern China
1 Oct 1949 People's Republic of China
29 Dec 1949 Nationalist Taiwan
At the time of the Japanese surrender, Japan still had some 4 million troops stationed abroad. Over the following months, the Allies accepted the surrender of these forces, although they were dependent on them to maintain order for many months more. Some Japanese refused to surrender, instead joining the independence movements sprouting up across their former empire, most notably in French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies.
