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Map of Asia and the Pacific in August 1945
Downfall · WW2
Asia and the Pacific in August 1945: Downfall. Since October 1944, 13 territories changed status on this map: including Japan, North Korea, South Korea and 10 more.
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What changes on the map
| Japan | Axis powers → Defeated Axis (occupied) |
| North Korea | Axis powers → Soviet Union |
| South Korea | Axis powers → Western Allies |
| Taiwan | Axis powers → Western Allies |
| Myanmar | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Indonesia | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| East Timor | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Malaysia | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Brunei | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Vietnam | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Laos | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Cambodia | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Thailand | Axis allies & puppets → Neutral |
On the ground
- Manchuria under Soviet occupation
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