Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
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The Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation was the massive August 1945 Soviet invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria that decisively contributed to Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II.
Aliases (3)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Soviet military operation
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World War II battle → military offensive → |
| alsoKnownAs |
August Storm
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Soviet invasion of Manchuria → |
| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
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Manchukuo → Mongolian People’s Republic → Soviet Union → |
| campaignType |
deep offensive operation
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| commander |
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
NERFINISHED
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Kirill Meretskov → Otozō Yamada NERFINISHED → Rodion Malinovsky NERFINISHED → |
| dateOfSovietDeclarationOfWarOnJapan |
1945-08-08
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| endDate |
1945-09-02
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| follows |
Soviet declaration of war on Japan
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| frontType |
multi-front offensive
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| influenced |
Chinese Civil War balance of power
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| involvedForce |
1st Far Eastern Front
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2nd Far Eastern Front → Mongolian People’s Army → Soviet Pacific Fleet → Transbaikal Front → |
| location |
Inner Mongolia
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Korea → Kuril Islands → Manchuria → Northeast China → Sakhalin → |
| objective |
defeat of the Kwantung Army
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liberation of Manchuria from Japanese control → seizure of key Manchurian industrial regions → |
| opponent |
Kwantung Army
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| partOf |
Pacific War
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Soviet–Japanese War → World War II → |
| precededBy |
Yalta Conference agreements
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| relatedTo |
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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| result |
Soviet occupation of Manchuria
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Soviet occupation of southern Sakhalin → Soviet occupation of the Kuril Islands → accelerated Japanese decision to surrender → collapse of the Kwantung Army → decisive Soviet victory → |
| startDate |
1945-08-09
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| strategicSignificance |
eliminated Japan’s last major field army
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undermined Japanese plans to defend the home islands → |
| treatyConsequence |
Soviet occupation zones later transferred to Chinese Communist control in Manchuria
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
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Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ("Sungari Offensive Operation") → Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ("Harbin–Kirin Offensive Operation") → |
hasPart |
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Kirill Meretskov
("Soviet invasion of Manchuria")
→
Rodion Malinovsky → |
participatedIn |
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South Sakhalin Offensive Operation
("Soviet invasion of Manchuria")
→
Soviet occupation of Manchuria ("Soviet invasion of Manchuria") → |
partOf |
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Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
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alsoKnownAs |
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Kwantung Leased Territory
("Soviet invasion of Manchuria")
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eventEnd |
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Japanese Kwantung Army
("Soviet invasion of Manchuria")
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notableOperation |
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South Sakhalin Offensive Operation
("Soviet invasion of Manchuria")
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precededBy |
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Operation Downfall
("Soviet invasion of Manchuria")
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relatedEvent |
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Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
("Soviet invasion of Manchuria")
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significantEvent |