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Japan’s ceasefire, Allied landings, POW rescues, and the formal surrender aboard USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, marked the end of World War II. With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944. ” The president went on to proclaim the following day, Sunday, September 2, “to be V-J Day—the day of formal surrender by Japan. Truman designated May 8 as V-E Day and most of the Western Allies followed suit. The commemorations on January 27 remind us that the Holocaust was the result of step-by-step decisions by individuals that led to the largest genocide in the history of mankind in a wave of antisemitism, intolerance, and hatred. Dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and now designated by Congress as America’s National WWII Museum, the institution celebrates the American spirit, teamwork, optimism, courage and sacrifices of the men and women who fought on the battlefront and served on the Home Front. The flags of freedom fly over all Europe," Truman said. D-Day Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather. Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment at 6:30 a. In Manila, General Douglas MacArthur alerted his commanders to hold their units in readiness for the immediate occupation of Japan and Korea, a plan code-named “Blacklist.

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