"1945" . . "war against the Japanese" . . "Soviets invaded Manchuria" . . . . . "Operation August Storm" . . "invades" . . "Soviet Union launched an invasion of Manchuria" . "Manchurian Operation" . . . . . "44,000 troops" . "entered in 1945" . . . "by invading Manchukuo" . . . . . . . "~80 tanks" . "several Japanese-held territories" . "the Soviet invasion" . . . . . . . "invaded Japanese-occupied Manchuria" . . . "125 wounded" . . "290 tanks" . "liberation of Manchuria" . "offensive in Japanese Manchuria" . . "invaded" . "Battle of Manchuria" . . . . "defeated by the Soviet Army" . . "attacked the Japanese in Manchuria" . . . . "Soviet_invasion_of_Manchuria#Summary" . "Soviet invasion of Manchukuo" . . "27,086 artillery pieces" . . "defeat of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria" . . . "Soviet victory" . . "general offensive" . "Mengjiang:" . . "enter the Pacific War" . . . "24,425 wounded" . "Manchuria Offensive" . "invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria" . . . . "1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria" . . "invaded Japanese-held Manchuria" . "invaded the territory of Manchukuo" . . "72 killed" . . . "170,000\u2013200,000 troops" . . . . . "16,000 troops" . "Soviet war against Japan" . . . "Soviet Red Army forces advancing southward" . . . . "Deposed" . . "China" . "Manchurian strategic offensive operation" . . . . . "Manchuria" . . . "disestablishment of the state" . "invasion of Japanese Manchuria" . . "Axis:" . . . . "invaded and overran Manchukuo" . . . . . "Soviet troops" . "300+ tanks destroyed" . "Mongolia:" . . "The Last Battle" . . . "Invasion of Manchuria" . . "Soviet Union:" . "Soviet invasion of Manchuria" . . "Soviet invasion of Manchuria" . "onslaught" . . . "seized it from the Japanese" . "Korea:" . "1,042 aircraft (232 combat)" . . "launched an invasion of Manchuria" . "Soviet offensives against Japan" . . "Soviets starting to invade Manchuria" . . . . . "Soviet Invasion of Manchuria" . "962 aircraft (395 combat)" . "Manchurian Invasion" . . . . "promptly launch an invasion of Japanese-held areas" . . . . "Manchurian campaign" . . . "invasion of Manchuria" . . . "invaded Manchuria" . . "Japan:" . . "engaged" . ":Soviet invasion of Manchuria#Summary" . . . . . . "Red Army\u2019s offensive" . "Soviet invasion" . . "1,152 rocket launchers" . . "Soviets invaded North Korea" . . . "Soviet invasion of Japanese Manchuria" . . "Chinese Communist Party" . . . . . "665,500 soldiers and sailors" . "1945-08-20" . . . . . . "captured Manchuria" . . . . "Supported by:" . "Manchuria Campaign" . "9,780\u201312,031 killed" . . "invasion of Japanese-held Manchuria" . . . . "engaged Japanese forces" . "invade Manchuria" . . . . "invaded Manchuko" . "launch an invasion" . . "took the city" . . . "5,556 tanks and self-propelled guns" . "invasion" . . . "Sungari Army Group Operation" . "Soviet declaration of war" . "was destroyed by Soviet forces" . . "attack on Japanese forces" . "after Soviet intervention" . "3,721 aircraft" . . "took control of Manchuria" . . "Soviet operations against Japan" . . "defeating the Imperial Japanese Army" . . . . "August 1945" . "Soviet_invasion_of_Manchuria#War_crimes" . "Soviet Manchurian Campaign" . . . . "Soviet Union entered World War II in the Pacific Theater" . . "Soviet Union invaded Manchukuo" . . . . "Mongolia:" . . "war against Japan" . "Manchurian claims" . . . "invading Manchuria" . . . "invasion of Northeast China" . . . . . "invades Manchuria" . . . . . "invaded Manchukuo and other Japan-controlled territories" . . . "Soviet occupation" . . "1,577,725 troops" . . "Soviet Union" . . . . "''Office abolished''" . "Manchukuo:" . . "Soviet invasions" . . "reconquest" . . "Manchuria:" . . . "Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation" . . "Japan" . . . . "invasion of Manchukuo" . . "largest campaigns" . "invaded Manchukuo" . . . . . . "invaded by Soviet and Mongolian troops" . . "and invaded Manchuria" . "USSR's invasion of Manchuria" . . "Allies:" . "Soviet Union:" . "335,900 soldiers and sailors" . . "armored assault" . "Soviet Union invaded the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo" . "Soviet invasion of the region" . "advance into Manchuria" . .