USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Demobilization of United States armed forces after the Second World War began with the defeat of Germany in May 1945 and continued through 1946. The United States had more than 12 million men and women in the armed forces at the end of World War II, of whom 7.6 million were stationed abroad.

Detailed explanation-2: -Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation’s armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meaning of demobilization in English the action of releasing someone from one of the armed forces, especially at the end of a war: There was enormous popular pressure for the demobilization of the armed forces. On demobilization in 1945 he rejoined the company as sales director.

Detailed explanation-4: -By the time the US Army’s demobilization officially ended on June 30, 1947, the Army had decreased from eight million soldiers in 1945 to 684, 000 on July 1, 1947. The total number of active divisions also dropped from 89 to 12. Army leaders considered demobilization an overall success.