August Storm offensive
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The August Storm offensive was the Soviet Union’s massive 1945 military campaign that rapidly crushed Japanese forces in Manchuria, hastening the end of World War II in Asia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August Storm offensive canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet–Japanese War battle
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World War II Eastern Front operation ⓘ military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
NERFINISHED
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Operation August Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet invasion of Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
Manchukuo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongolian People’s Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| commander |
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
NERFINISHED
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Kirill Meretskov NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodion Malinovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Soviet–Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
accelerated Japanese decision to surrender
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hastened end of World War II in Asia ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Japanese Instrument of Surrender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceStrength | over 1,500,000 Soviet and Mongolian troops ⓘ |
| front |
1st Far Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
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2nd Far Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Transbaikal Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | largest land operation against Japan in World War II ⓘ |
| JapaneseCommander | Otozō Yamada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapaneseForceStrength | over 700,000 Kwantung Army troops on paper ⓘ |
| location |
Inner Mongolia
NERFINISHED
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Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Korea ⓘ southern Sakhalin vicinity ⓘ |
| operationType | deep offensive operation ⓘ |
| opponent | Kwantung Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Soviet entry into war against Japan under Yalta agreements ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact (ended) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Soviet occupation of Manchuria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet occupation of northern Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet occupation of southern Sakhalin and Kuril Islands vicinity ⓘ collapse of Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ decisive Soviet–Mongolian victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-08-09 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
defeat of Japanese forces in Manchuria
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elimination of Kwantung Army as a fighting force ⓘ |
| support |
Amur River Flotilla operations
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Pacific Fleet support operations ⓘ |
| tactic |
combined arms maneuver
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encirclement ⓘ multi-axis surprise attack ⓘ |
| theater | Asian theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
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