20 Jul 1946
- Pogy was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Pogy | CPC]
- Tirante was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Tirante | CPC]
- Pechora arrived at the Soviet Navy base near Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. ww2dbase [Otto Wünsche | Polyarny, Murmansk | CPC]
![Aerial view of central Hiroshima, Japan a year after the bomb went off, 20 Jul 1946](/images/imagemagick/tmb_564844ebdad5b.jpg)
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