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Soviet–Japanese War

Soviet-Japanese War
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
US-Soviet sailors on VJ Day.jpg
US-Soviet sailors on VJ Day
Date August 9 – September 2, 1945
(3 weeks and 3 days)
Location Manchuria/Manchukuo, Inner Mongolia/Mengjiang, Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, and Japanese Korea
Result Allied victory
Belligerents

 Soviet Union
Mongolia Mongolia

  • Supported by:
 United States

 Japan
Commanders and leaders

Soviet Union Aleksandr Vasilevsky

Soviet Union Ivan Yumashev

United States Douglas MacArthur 		Empire of Japan Otozō Yamada (POW)
Manchukuo Puyi  (POW)
Units involved

Soviet Union Western Front

Soviet Union Eastern Front

Soviet Union Northern Front

Empire of Japan Kwangtung Army
First Area Army

Third Area Army

Independent units

Empire of Japan Fifth Area Army

Manchukuo Manchukuo Imperial Army
Mengjiang Mengjiang National Army
Strength
Soviet Union:
1,577,225 men,
26,137 artillery,
1,852 sup. artillery,
5,556 tanks and self-propelled artillery
5,368 aircraft
Mongolia:
16,000 men		 Japan:
983,000 men,
5,360 artillery,
1,155 tanks,
1,800 aircraft,
1,215 vehicles
Manchukuo:
170,000 men
Mengjiang:
44,000 men
Casualties and losses
12,031 killed
24,425 wounded

>21,389 killed
20,000 wounded
<41,199 captured

Soviet claim:
83,737 killed

 Soviet Union
Mongolia Mongolia

 Japan

Soviet Union Aleksandr Vasilevsky

Soviet Union Ivan Yumashev


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