Soviet invasion of Manchuria
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The Soviet invasion of Manchuria, formally known as the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation or simply the Manchurian Operation, began on 8 August 1945 with the Soviet Union's invasion of the Empi
An IJA Type 95 Ha-Go of the Manchuria Tank School
Manchurian offensive
Soviet troops crossing into Manchuria, 9 August 1945
Soviet troops enter the city of Harbin following its liberation on 21 August 1945
Kwantung Army
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The Kwantung Army was a general army of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1919 to 1945.
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
…the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and one day before the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The Soviet entry into the war against Japan and the defeat of the Kwantung Army are often considered a major factor, alongside the atomic bombings, in the Japanese government's decision to surrender unconditionally by 15 August…
Kwantung Army headquarters in Xinjing, Manchukuo
Kwantung Army on manoeuvres in 1941.
Repatriated Japanese soldiers returning from Siberia in 1946