25th Army (Soviet Union)

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The 25th Army (Soviet Union) was a Red Army field formation that operated primarily in the Far East during World War II and the early Cold War, playing a key role in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and the occupation of northern Korea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army
activity border defense in the Soviet Far East
postwar occupation duties in Korea
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
conflict Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Soviet–Japanese War
World War II
controlledTerritory northern Korea after 1945
country Soviet Union
disbandedIn Cold War era
formedBy Soviet High Command
formedIn 1941
garrisonLocation Primorsky Krai
Vladivostok region
linked to: Primorsky Krai
headquartersLocation Primorye
linked to: Primorsky Krai
historicalPeriod World War II
early Cold War
influenced establishment of Soviet control in northern Korea
languageOfCommand Russian
militaryBranch Red Army
militaryRole occupation force
offensive operations
notableEvent entry into Pyongyang in 1945
participation in the August 1945 offensive against Japan
occupationZone Korea north of the 38th parallel
operation advance into northern Korea in 1945
disarmament of Japanese forces in Korea north of the 38th parallel
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Kwantung Army
partOf Red Army
Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces
regionOfActivity Korean Peninsula
Manchuria
Northeast Asia
role occupation of northern Korea
participation in Soviet invasion of Manchuria
status disbanded
subordinateTo 1st Far Eastern Front
Far Eastern Front
theaterOfOperations Far East
linked to: Russia Far East

Far Eastern Front
Korea
Primorye
linked to: Primorsky Krai
type combined arms army
usedEquipment Soviet artillery
Soviet tanks
small arms of the Red Army

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1st Far Eastern Front includedFormation 25th Army (Soviet Union)