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VJ Day in numbers: Key facts and figures as world marks the end of Second World War VJ Day in numbers: Key facts and figures as world marks the end of Second World War
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The Queen is leading events to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender and the end of Second World War today.The Queen is leading events to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender and the end of Second World War today.
David Cameron is joining the royal family and former prisoners of war at a memorial in London, followed by another service in Horse Guards Parade, a flypast and march.David Cameron is joining the royal family and former prisoners of war at a memorial in London, followed by another service in Horse Guards Parade, a flypast and march.
Fighting in Europe ended in May 1945 to jubilant celebrations but the battle between Allies and Japan continued until 15 August, following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Fighting in Europe ended in May 1945 to jubilant celebrations but the battle between Allies and Japan continued until 15 August, following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Here are the key facts and figures on VJ Day:Here are the key facts and figures on VJ Day:
- Britain suffered 90,332 casualties in the war against Japan of whom 29,968 died - 12,433 whilst prisoners of war. Two emaciated English soldiers liberated from the Japanese prison camp on Formosa recovering from their ordeal on board the USS 'Block Island' on 1 November 1945 Number of British casualties in the war against Japan of whom 29,968 died - 12,433 whilst prisoners of war.
- 100,000 men from Britain fought in Burma, as did 119,000 soldiers from her East and West African colonies. Emaciated English soldiers liberated from a Japanese prison camp
- 51 Royal Air Force and Commonwealth squadrons flew in support of the land operations, and the Royal Navy, including Royal Marines, and the Royal Indian Navy provided vital assistance in the provision of landing craft, minesweeping, gunfire support and other duties. US Brewster Buffalo fighters fly over a British Bristol Blenheim bomber at an airfield in Singapore before the territory was taken by the Japanese in 1942. men from Britain fought in Burma, as did 119,000 soldiers from her East and West African colonies.
- Men and women from all over the British Empire and Commonwealth made a vital contribution to the Allied victory over Japan. Nearly 2.5 million men served in the all-volunteer Indian Army and a further 60,000 in the Royal Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. Royal Air Force and Commonwealth squadrons flew in support of the land operations, and the Royal Navy, including Royal Marines, and the Royal Indian Navy provided vital assistance in the provision of landing craft, minesweeping, gunfire support and other duties. Allied aircraft in Singapore before it was taken by the Japanese
- 15 squadrons of the Royal New Zealand Air Force were fighting in the Pacific by the end of the war, while squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force flew more than 45,000 sorties from 20 Pacific bases in 1944. British and Indian Troops of the 14th Army in Burma, advancing on a town 80 miles south of Mandalay. Men and women from all over the British Empire and Commonwealth made a vital contribution to the Allied victory over Japan. Nearly 2.5 million men served in the all-volunteer Indian Army and a further 60,000 in the Royal Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.
- 700,000 Indians took part in the Burma campaign between December 1941 and August 1945, 340,000 of them in the Fourteenth Army, and they outnumbered the forces from all other Allied nations combined. Squadrons of the Royal New Zealand Air Force were fighting in the Pacific by the end of the war, while squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force flew more than 45,000 sorties from 20 Pacific bases in 1944. British and Indian Troops advancing on a town 80 miles south of Mandalay.
- The Burma Railway was a 415km (258 miles) long railway from Thailand to Burma built to support Japanese Forces. Indians took part in the Burma campaign between December 1941 and August 1945, 340,000 of them in the Fourteenth Army, and they outnumbered the forces from all other Allied nations combined.
- More than 60,000 Allied Prisoners of War were put to work on the railway and subjected to brutal treatment. Around 12,621 of them died during its construction, including 6,904 British personnel. Prisoners of War from the Allied forces eating food after being liberated from a Japanese Prisoner of War camp in Taiwan in 1945 Length of the Burma Railway. It travelled from Thailand to Burma and was built to support Japanese Forces.
- On August 6 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by US B-29 bomber Enola Gay, killing 140,000 people. Allied Prisoners of War were put to work on the railway and subjected to brutal treatment. Around 12,621 of them died during its construction, including 6,904 British personnel. Allied Prisoners of War after being liberated
- On August 9, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing more than 74,000 people. People killed when an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by US B-29 bomber Enola Gay on 6 August 1945.
The nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, Japan  
People killed on August 9, when an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing more than 74,000 people.
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