Soviet invasion of Manchuria

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Establishment_of_Soviet-backed_regimes
gptkbp:air_traffic_control Crucial for ground operations
gptkbp:aircraft Severely weakened
gptkbp:animationStudio gptkb:Japanese_puppet_state
gptkbp:casualties High military casualties
Estimated 12,000
Estimated 80,000
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Marshal_Aleksandr_Vasilevsky
gptkb:General_Otozō_Yamada
gptkbp:date August 9, 1945
gptkbp:defeated Unconditional surrender
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Soviet_influence_in_Northeast_Asia
gptkbp:doctrine Defensive strategies
Combined arms operations
gptkbp:electronic_warfare T-34_tanks
gptkbp:environmental_impact Influence_on_Sino-Soviet_relations
gptkbp:finaleDate September 2, 1945
gptkbp:future_plans Defeat_Japanese_forces
gptkbp:goal Control of resources
gptkbp:governance Soviet_administration_established
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied_for_Cold_War_implications
gptkbp:historical_significance Accelerated_end_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalContext Yalta_Conference_agreements
gptkbp:historicalEvent Decisive_in_the_Pacific_War
gptkbp:historicalRecords Controversial_in_Japan_and_China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet invasion of Manchuria
gptkbp:ideology Portrayed as a betrayal
Portrayed as liberation
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Division_of_Korea
Shift_in_power_dynamics_in_East_Asia
gptkbp:intelligence Effective reconnaissance
Ineffective and outdated
gptkbp:internationalClassification Mixed responses from Allies
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Kwantung_Army
1.5 million Soviet troops
Weak and unprepared
Dispersed and demoralized
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Hideki_Tojo
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manchuria
gptkbp:militaryRank Air and ground assaults
gptkbp:navalFleet Limited in the region
Minimal due to war losses
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_August_Storm
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:postWarCareer Post-war territorial disputes
Strategic region
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Manchuria
gptkbp:result Soviet_victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:End_of_Japanese_rule_in_Manchuria
gptkbp:successor gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:tactics Rapid offensive operations
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Soviet_control_of_Manchuria
gptkbp:title gptkb:Far_Eastern_Front
gptkb:Joseph_Stalin
Overwhelming force
Encirclement and rapid advances