Soviet occupation in 1945
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The Soviet occupation in 1945 refers to the Red Army’s takeover of southern Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands from Japan at the end of World War II, leading to their incorporation into the Soviet Union.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet occupation in 1945 canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
military occupation ⓘ |
| cause |
Soviet declaration of war on Japan
ⓘ
Soviet invasion of Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Soviet Far Eastern Front commanders ⓘ |
| conflict | Soviet–Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
expulsion of many Japanese residents from southern Sakhalin
ⓘ
expulsion of many Japanese residents from the Kuril Islands ⓘ resettlement of Soviet citizens in the occupied territories ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date |
1945-08-11
ⓘ
1945-09-05 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
incorporation of southern Sakhalin into the Russian SFSR
ⓘ
incorporation of the Kuril Islands into the Russian SFSR ⓘ |
| historicalRegionAffected |
Chishima Islands (Kuril Islands under Japanese rule)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karafuto (southern Sakhalin under Japanese rule) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasisClaimedByUSSR | Yalta Conference agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kuril Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Sakhalin ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
ongoing sovereignty dispute between Japan and Russia over the southern Kurils
ⓘ
permanent transfer of southern Sakhalin to Soviet and later Russian control ⓘ |
| militaryOperation |
Invasion of South Sakhalin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Invasion of the Kuril Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Japanese 5th Area Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Japanese rule over southern Sakhalin
ⓘ
Japanese rule over the Kuril Islands ⓘ |
| reason | implementation of Allied decisions on postwar territorial arrangements in the Far East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japan–Russia relations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Peace Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands ⓘ |
| result |
Soviet control of southern Sakhalin
ⓘ
Soviet control of the Kuril Islands ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945-08 ⓘ |
| statusOfTerritoriesAfterOccupation | integrated into the Soviet Far Eastern region ⓘ |
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