Soviet invasion of Manchuria
August 9–20, 1945 · Inner Manchuria
Result Soviet victory
The Soviet Union attacked Japanese forces in Manchuria. The Kwantung Army collapsed, which helped bring Japan's surrender.
Soviet Union and allies
Japan and allies
Strength and losses
- Tanks lost
- c. 300
- Strength
- 1,215,400–1,245,400
- Tanks
- 370
- Aircraft
- 2,004
Manchukuo Strength 170,000–200,000
Mengjiang Strength 44,000
Units
2nd Far Eastern Front
15th Army (Soviet Union)
16th Army (Soviet Union)
17th Army (Soviet Union)
1st Red Banner Army
25th Army (Soviet Union)
2nd Red Banner Army
35th Army (Red Army)
36th Army (Soviet Union)
39th Army (Soviet Union)
53rd Army (Soviet Union)
5th Guards Combined Arms Army
6th Guards Tank Army
Mongolian People's Army
10th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)
17th Rifle Corps
2nd Rifle Corps
4th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)
5th Rifle Corps
7th Mechanized Corps
85th Rifle Corps
86th Rifle Corps
103rd Rifle Division
109th Guards Rifle Division
110th Guards Rifle Division
124th Rifle Division
127th Motor Rifle Division (Russia)
12th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
144th Rifle Division
157th Rifle Division
159th Rifle Division (1943–1946)
17th Guards Rifle Division
187th Rifle Division
18th Machine Gun Artillery Division
190th Rifle Division
19th Guards Rifle Division
203rd Rifle Division
209th Rifle Division
210th Rifle Division
221st Rifle Division
227th Rifle Division
231st Rifle Division
243rd Rifle Division
255th Rifle Division
258th Rifle Division
284th Rifle Division
293rd Rifle Division
300th Rifle Division
317th Rifle Division
335th Rifle Division
338th Rifle Division
342nd Rifle Division
345th Rifle Division
34th Rifle Division
355th Rifle Division
358th Rifle Division
35th Rifle Division
361st Rifle Division
363rd Rifle Division
365th Rifle Division
366th Rifle Division
36th Rifle Division
371st Rifle Division
384th Rifle Division
386th Rifle Division
388th Rifle Division
390th Rifle Division
393rd Rifle Division
396th Rifle Division
3rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
40th Rifle Division
59th Rifle Division
6th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
91st Guards Rifle Division
97th Rifle Division
40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade
Soviet Navy
Amur Flotilla
10th Air Army
9th Air Army
Fifth Army (Japan)
First Area Army
Forty-Fourth Army (Japan)
Fourth Army (Japan)
Inner Mongolian Army
Kwantung Army
Manchukuo Imperial Army
Mongolia Garrison Army
Northern District Army
Seventeenth Area Army
Third Area Army
Third Army (Japan)
Thirtieth Army (Japan)
Thirty-Fourth Army (Japan)
Twenty-Seventh Army (Japan)
107th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
108th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
112th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
119th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
122nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
123rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
124th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
125th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
126th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
127th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
128th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
134th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
135th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
63rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
79th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
88th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
Battles 1
- Battle of Mutanchiang August 16, 1945














