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Soviet–Japanese War (1945)

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

 Soviet Union

Mongolia Mongolia (Outer Mongolia)

 Japan

 Manchukuo
 Mengjiang (Inner Mongolia)
Commanders and leaders
Soviet Union Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Empire of Japan Otozō Yamada (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 Inner Mongolian 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
8,219–12,031 killed
22,264–24,425 wounded

21,389 killed
20,000 wounded
594,000–609,176 POWs (includes wounded and soldiers who surrendered after the end of the war)


Soviet claim: 83,737 killed

 Soviet Union

 Japan

Soviet Union Western Front

Soviet Union Eastern Front

Soviet Union Northern Front


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