PublisherUnited States. Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.

Date/Date Range Produced1945

LanguageEnglish

Region DepictedJapanManchuria regionMongoliaTaiwan

Map TypeGeographicalHistorical maps

Dimensions89 x 120 cm

Historical ContextWorld War II map created by the Army Information Branch and published on August 20, 1945. The two atomic bombs ended the Pacific War and Japan officially surrendered on September 2, 1945 aboard the USS Missouri. This was considered officially V-J Day but it was on August 14, 1945 when the world learned of Japan's surrender.

OCLC11013660

Accession NumberOML-1945-155

See AlsoNewsmap, vol. 2, no. 1, Monday, April 26, 1943 /  Dig . . . or Die! Fox Holes!Newsmap, vol. 2, no. 11, Monday, July 5, 1943 / Abandon ship!Newsmap, vol. 2, no. 23, Monday, Sept. 27, 1943 / Progress of the war of interest to every American fighting manNewsmap, vol. 2, no. 26, Monday, Oct. 18, 1943 / Target TokyoNewsmap, vol. 2, no. 27, Monday, Oct. 25, 1943 / Target BerlinNewsmap, vol. 2, no. 29, Monday, Nov. 8, 1943 / This is Ann . . . she drinks blood!Newsmap, vol. 2, no. 3, Monday, May 10, 1943 / You may be eligible for the Army Specialized Training ProgramNewsmap, vol. 2, no. 37, Monday, Jan. 3, 1944Newsmap, vol. 2, no. 48F, Monday, March 20, 1944Newsmap, vol. 2, no. 5, Monday, Sept. 14, 1942 / The not-so-soft undersideNewsmap, vol. 3, no. 10F, Monday, June 26, 1944Newsmap, vol. 3, no. 15F, Monday, July 31, 1944Newsmap, vol. 3, no. 20F, Monday, September 4, 1944Newsmap, vol. 3, no. 29F, Monday, November 6, 1944 / Rumor! Rumor! Rumor! . . . spike it!Newsmap, vol. I, no. 21, Monday, Sept. 14, 1942 / Maps are not true for all purposesNewsmap, vol. I, no. 33, Monday, Dec. 7, 1942 /  The battleground of North Africa

SubjectsWorld War, 1939-1945