. "Battle of Shumshu" . . . "1945-08-23" . . "64 ships and craft" . "1,000-1,051 wounded or missing" . . "Soviet claim:" . "Japan" . "8,821 troops" . . "Japanese claim:" . . . . "516-2,421 killed or died of wounds (excluding naval personnel) and" . "8480-8,500 troops" . "77 tanks" . "1,516-3,472 total, as" . . . "landings" . . . "Soviet victory" . . . . "landings in Shumshu" . . "3,000 to 4,500 killed and wounded" . . . "Battle of Shumshu" . . . . . . "Soviet Union" . "Fivelanding shipsdestroyed" .