I know Russia finally declared war on Japan in 1945 when World War II was almost over, but was there any actual fighting and casualties between Russia and Japan in 1945?

grovermj

Russia started invading japanese occupied Manchuria late in the war so yes Sep 21 03, 5:32 AM

Brainyblonde

These are just a few excerpts from: Executive Summary The Soviet Army Offensive: Manchuria, 1945 Achieving tactical and strategic surprise, the Soviets launched a classic double envelopment along the Manchurian border on 9 August 1945. The Soviets crushed what opposition the Japanese afforded and achieved impressive advances along what the Japanese considered to be untrafficable terrain. The Japanese Kwangtung Army faced severe shortages in all areas and was in the middle of the redeployment of her defensive forces when the Soviets attacked. Japan's lack of armor and anti-tank weapons, failure to correctly estimate the size of the Soviet force build-up and predict the Russian avenues of approach were all reminiscent of her defeat at Nomonhan in 1939. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1986/RMF.htm Sep 21 03, 12:44 PM

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