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
Soviet troops crossing into Manchuria, 9 August 1945
Soviet troops enter the city of Harbin following its liberation on 21 August 1945
Manchukuo or Manchoukuo was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Manchuria that existed from 1932 until its dissolution in 1945. It was ostensibly founded as a republic, its territory consisting o
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
…the Manchurian Operation (Маньчжурская операция), began on 8 August 1945 with the Soviet Union's invasion of the Empire of Japan's puppet states of Manchukuo and Mengjiang, in Japanese-occupied Manchuria and Inner Mongolia respectively. It was the largest campaign of the 1945 Soviet–Japanese War, which resumed…
Pu Yi, Qing dynasty, China, Last emperor
The Japan–Manchukuo Protocol signed on 15 September 1932
Throne of the Emperor of Manchukuo
Puyi (regnal name "Kangde") as emperor of Manchukuo