Soviet–Japanese War

When

9 Aug 1945 – 2 Sep 1945

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

44.82° N, 132.02° E

Description

invasion of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo by the Soviet Union near the end of WWII

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1945 Soviet invasion of Manchukuo

The Soviet–Japanese War was a campaign of the Second World War that began with the Soviet invasion of Manchuria following the Soviet declaration of war against Japan on 8 August 1945. The Soviet Union and Mongolian People's Republic toppled the Japanese puppet states of Manchukuo in Manchuria and Mengjiang in Inner Mongolia, as well as northern Korea, Karafuto on the island of Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Soviet–Japanese War opens: The Soviet Union begins its army offensive against Japan, in the northern part of the Japanese-held puppet region of Manchuria,…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Sowjetunion erklärt dem Kaiserreich Japan den Krieg und beginnt einen Tag danach den Sowjetisch-Japanischen Krieg”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l’URSS déclare la guerre au Japon, elle va occuper Sakhaline, les îles Kouriles, et envahit la Mandchourie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Советский Союз объявил о наличии состояния войны с Японией и вводит войска в Маньчжурию”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “وقوع الحرب السوفيتية اليابانية بداية من 9 أغسطس 1945 إلى 2 سبتمبر 1945”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “未明にソ連軍が満洲へ侵攻して対日参戦開始。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page