2nd Far Eastern Front

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The 2nd Far Eastern Front was a major Soviet Army formation in World War II that conducted operations against Japanese forces in the Far East, including the 1945 invasion of Manchuria.

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2nd Far Eastern Front canonical 1
Soviet 2nd Far Eastern Front 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Red Army formation
Soviet front
borderRegion Russia Far East
surface form: Amur River region

Russia Far East
surface form: Soviet Far East
commander Maxim Purkayev
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
disbandedIn 1945
engagedAgainst Japanese forces in Manchuria
Japanese forces in northern Korea
engagedIn crossing of the Amur River
offensive into Manchuria
formedOn 1945-08-05
frontCommanderRank Army General
garrisonRegion Far Eastern Military District
surface form: Soviet Far East Military District
headquartersLocation Khabarovsk
historicalEra 1940s
includedUnit 15th Army
16th Army
2nd Red Banner Army
5th Rifle Corps
Amur Military Flotilla
air armies and air divisions
languageOfCommand Russian
militaryAlliance Allies of World War II
militaryBranch Ground forces
namedAfter Russia Far East
surface form: Far Eastern region of the Soviet Union
notableCommander Maxim Purkayev
operationDirection from the east toward Harbin and Qiqihar
opponent Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Japanese Kwantung Army
surface form: Kwantung Army
participatedIn Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
surface form: Soviet invasion of Manchuria

Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: Soviet–Japanese War
partOf Red Army
primaryMission offensive operations against Japanese forces in Manchuria
seizure of northern Manchuria
resultOfOperations defeat of Japanese forces in its sector
occupation of parts of Manchuria
subordinateTo Stavka of the Red Army
surface form: Soviet High Command

Stavka
theater Soviet Far Eastern Front
surface form: Far Eastern Front (World War II)
timeInService late World War II
usedEquipment Soviet artillery
Soviet combat aircraft
Soviet tanks

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South Sakhalin Offensive Operation combatant 2nd Far Eastern Front
this entity surface form: Soviet 2nd Far Eastern Front