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Soviet–Japanese War

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.

Soviet–Japanese War
Soviet–Japanese War · US Navy World War II achieves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
9 Aug 1945 – 2 Sept 1945
Where
Manchuria
Era
Contemporary

Topics

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