Event Division of Korea between USA and URSS

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Was the occupation and subsequent partition of Japanese-held Korea by the USSR and the USA.

Chronology

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  • August 1945: USSR declares war on Japan on 8 August. Some days after the declaration, Soviet troops move into Korea.
  • September 1945: US Lieutenant General John R. Hodge arrived in Incheon to accept the Japanese surrender south of the 38th Parallel.

Selected Sources

  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.551