4.7K views · 109 reactions | Combat footage from the Battle of Balikpapan in July, 1945. Codenamed Operation Oboe, the battle was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area aimed to liberate the Japanese-held British Borneo and Dutch Borneo (: British Pathé). | World War II History | Facebook

Peace Proclaimed! Today in 1945, millions of Americans flooded the streets when they learned of Japan’s surrender. On Sept. 2, Japan formally surrendered aboard the U.S. Navy's USS Missouri, ending the War in the Pacific. | U.S. Marine Corps