Soviet–Japanese War
August 9 – September 3, 1945
Result Soviet victory
The Soviet Union declared war on Japan on 8 August 1945 and invaded Manchuria the next day with the Mongolian People's Republic, toppling the puppet states of Manchukuo and Mengjiang and seizing northern Korea, Karafuto on Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands. The destruction of Japan's Kwantung Army hastened the Japanese surrender that ended World War II.
Battles 3
August 9–20, 1945
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Soviet victory
Inner Manchuria
Rodion Malinovsky, Puyi, Khorloogiin Choibalsan
August 11–25, 1945
August 18 – September 1, 1945
