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On Tues. 08 may 1945 Most aircraft of the Japanese 5th Kokugun in China.....

1945-05-08

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Most aircraft of the Japanese 5th Kokugun in China began to withdraw to Korea. By the end of the month, over 10,000 personnel would successfully reach their new bases.

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