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Conflict East Asia

Soviet Invasion of Manchuria (Operation August Storm)

1945 CE

Massive Soviet offensive against Japanese-held Manchuria in the final days of WWII. Over 1.5 million Soviet troops destroyed the 700,000-strong Kwantung Army in just 11 days. Considered alongside the atomic bombs as a decisive factor in Japan's surrender.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Soviet Union, Mongolia
  • Japan, Manchukuo

Key moments

Defining events in the Soviet Invasion of Manchuria (Operation August Storm).

  1. 1945 Battle of Mutanchiang
  2. 1945 Capture of Harbin
  3. 1945 Capture of Mukden

Elsewhere in East Asia at the time

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3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1945 CE and 1945 CE.

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