> Later it emerged that it was actually the Soviet delcaration of war on the 8th August that was the deciding factor for surrender Emperor of Japan directly ci

> Later it emerged that it was actually the Soviet delcaration of war on the 8th August that was the deciding factor for surrender Emperor of Japan directly cited "a new powerful weapon" in a surrender address. > the Japanese had stocked around 10,000 aircraft in Manchuria Sources? Why Japan had to stock that number of aircraft so far away from the planned invasion points?