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Powys County Times
09-08-2025
- General
- Powys County Times
Powys town holds service to mark 80 years since VJ Day
A service was held in a Welshpool cemetery to mark 80 years since Victory in Japan Day and the end of the Second World War. The service was held in Maesgwastad Cemetery in Welshpool on Saturday, August 2. It followed a series of milestones for historic events that marked the final year of the war. VJ Day marks the day Imperial Japan surrendered in 1945, bringing the Second World War to an end months after the defeat of the European Axis powers three months earlier when Germany surrendered in May 1945. The official announcement of Japan's surrendered came just days after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the country, killing between 150,000 and 246,000 civilians in the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Days after the bombings, the Japanese government communicated its intention to surrender under the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, with Emperor Hirohito making the announcement over radio to the Japanese people. In the UK, VJ Day is recognised as August 15, the day of the surrender announcement, while in the US it is September 2, the day the surrender document was signed on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The Welshpool ceremony was held closer to August 15, organised by Alan Crowe of the Welshpool 1940s Weekend and was held at sunset in the cemetery. The service was led by Welshpool Town Councillor Reverend Bill Rowell and featured a reading of John Donne's poem No Tears Were Shed at Kohima, read by Nic Simister. Before the service, candles were handed out to place and light on the graves of veterans who are at rest in Maesgwastad.
Time of India
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
US bombing of Iran has an unlikely Nazi Germany link; Hitler invaded USSR on June 22, Trump's forces attack on same date 84 years later
The United States military struck three nuclear sites in Iran early Sunday, June 22, 2025, inserting itself into Israel's effort to decapitate Iran's nuclear program. President Donald Trump announced the 'obliteration' of Iranian nuclear facilities a few hours after US B-2 stealth bombers and submarines sent their deadly GBU-57s and Tomahawks flying towards the intended targets. The US strikes came as Russia observed Nazi Germany's surprise attacks on the Soviet Union on the same day back in 1941. Despite the different circumstances, there is an unexpected link in the two incidents. The similarity can be drawn in terms of the intention and purpose behind the two attacks. In 1941, when Nazi Germany unleashed an unprovoked attack on the Soviet Union along with its European Axis allies under Operation Barbarossa , it expected to capture and weaken the Joseph Stalin ruled country. As far as the US's involvement in the Middle East crisis is concerned, it's because Washington wants to weaken Tehran and prevent it from joining the list of countries with nukes in their arsenal and protect its ally Israel. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why Seniors Are Snapping Up This TV Box, We Explain! Techno Mag Learn More Undo German dictator Adolf Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union with the hope of a quick victory had massive consequences, as it further escalated the ongoing World War II, which began in 1939. Following the onslaught, the war entered Eastern Europe, turning it into the bloodiest battlefield of the war. Hitler's unprovoked attack on the Soviet Union intensified what Moscow calls 'the bloodiest and most brutal, devastating and terrible war.' It lasted over 1400 days and claimed the lives of some 27 million Soviet citizens. A large number of people were also killed on the opposite side as well. Live Events Now, with Washington joining Israel in its conflict with Iran over nukes, the magnitude of the consequences remains to be seen. The experts, however, have hinted towards the further escalation of the conflict. Russia has also questioned Trump's decision to attack Tehran. President Vladimir Putin's close aide, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, has claimed that with Washington's actions against Iran, Trump has started a new war for the US. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said he'll travel to Moscow later on Sunday, June 22, 2025, to meet with President Putin. The strikes from Washington came more than a week after strikes by Israel on Iran that have moved to systematically eradicate the country's air defenses and offensive missile capabilities while damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities. As the Middle East continues to remain on the edge amid the Israel and Iran conflict, the anticipation of Tehran's response to the US's surprise attack will keep the pot boiling.
