David Dial takes a look at the war news that made headlines this week in 1945

By David Dial
August 5 2020 - 9:30am
A group of Japanese Imperial army soldiers pose with their samurai swords. Image courtesy of University of Newcastle's Cultural Collections
A group of Japanese Imperial army soldiers pose with their samurai swords. Image courtesy of University of Newcastle's Cultural Collections

Newcastle Morning Herald transcriptions and enlistment and death details for August 2-8, 1945

WARNING TO LEAVE CITIES

August 1: American carrier planes today switched their attacks against the Japanese mainland to industrial areas around Osaka. Superfortresses yesterday dropped leaflets on 12 Japanese cities warning the residents to evacuate them immediately, as the cities were marked for early destruction. According to radio the Japanese Prime Minister (Baron Suzuki) had an interview with the Emperor on the general situation. Japanese Imperial Headquarters announced that the Army and Navy were steadily strengthening their preparations against an Allied invasion.

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