Perang Soviet–Jepang (1945)

Perang Soviet-Jepang 1945 (bahasa Rusia: Советско-японская война) (Jepang: ソビエト戦争), dimulai pada tanggal 9 Agustus 1945, ketika Soviet menyerbu negara boneka Jepang Manchukuo. Dalam perang ini, Soviet berhasil menduduki wilayah Manchukuo, Mengjiang (Mongolia Dalam), Korea bagian utara, Sakhalin bagian selatan, dan Kepulauan Kuril. Kekalahan Tentara Kwantung Jepang di Manchuria menjadi salah satu penyebab menyerahnya Jepang dan berakhirnya Perang Dunia II.

Perang Soviet–Jepang
Bagian dari Perang Dunia II
Pelaut Soviet dan Amerika di Alaska pada Hari Kemenangan atas Jepang
Tanggal 9 Agustus – 2 September 1945 (3 minggu dan 3 hari) Lokasi Manchuria/Manchukuo, Mongolia Dalam/Mengjiang, Sakhalin, Kepulauan Kuril, dan Korea Hasil Kemenangan telak Soviet menjadi salah satu penyebab menyerahnya Jepang
Pihak terlibat
Sekutu: Uni Soviet Mongolia (Mongolia Luar)	Poros: Jepang Korea Jepang Manchukuo Mengjiang (Mongolia Dalam)
Tokoh dan pemimpin
Aleksandr Vasilevsky	Otozō Yamada (POW)
Kekuatan
Uni Soviet: 1,577,225 pria, 26,137 artileri, 1,852 sup. artileri, 5,556 tank dan artileri yang bergerak otomatis 5,368 pesawat Mongolia: 16,000 pria	Jepang: 1,217,000 pria, 5,360 artileri, 1,155 tank, 1,800 pesawat, 1,215 kapal Manchukuo: 200,000 pria Mengjiang: 10,000 men
Korban
9,726 KIA/MIA, 24,425 WIA	83,737 KIA 640,276 tahanan perang

Bacaan tambahan

Semua dalam bahasa Inggris:

• Butow, Robert Joseph Charles. (1956). Japan's decision to surrender. (Extracts on-line)
• Despres, J, Dzirkals, L, et al. (1976). Timely Lessons of History: The Manchurian Model for Soviet Strategy. Santa Monica, RAND: 103. (available on-line)
• Duara, P. (2006). The New Imperialism and the Post-Colonial Developmental State: Manchukuo in comparative perspective. Japan Focus.
• Frank, Richard B. (2001). Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire, Penguin, 2001 ISBN 0-14-100146-1. (Extracts on-line)
• Garthoff, R L. (1966). Soviet Military Policy: A Historical Analysis. London, Faber and Faber.
• Garthoff, R L. (1969). The Soviet Manchurian Campaign, August 1945. Military Affairs XXXIII(Oct 1969): 312-336.
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• Glantz, LTC David M. (1983b). August Storm: Soviet Tactical and Operational Combat in Manchuria, 1945 Diarsipkan 2007-01-29 di Wayback Machine., Leavenworth Paper No.8, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KA, June 1983.
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• Glantz, David M. (2003). The Soviet Strategic Offensive in Manchuria, 1945 (Cass Series on Soviet (Russian) Military Experience, 7). Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-5279-2. 
• Gordin, Michael D. (2005). Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War. (Extracts on-line)
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Pranala luar

• Japanese Air Order of Battle and Operations Against 'August Storm', August 1945.
• WW2DB: Operation August Storm
• Observations over Soviet Air Arm in Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation:
  • Aerial actions over Kuriles
  • Soviet Order of Battle
  • Soviet naval aerial kills
• Soviet side information:
  • Comment over Soviet Pacific Fleet during Russian-German Conflict and Japanese forces actions in this period Diarsipkan 2015-09-24 di Wayback Machine.
  • Comment about Soviet Russian Pacific Fleet actions during Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation Diarsipkan 2014-08-10 di Wayback Machine.
  • General information over Soviet Invasion to Japanese land in Karafuto and Kuriles from August 1945, with some photos, only in Russian language.
• Soviet battle maps:
  • Soviet viewpoint map of the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
  • Soviet viewpoint map of Battle against Japanese fortifications in Shumushu and Paramushiro islands
  • Soviet viewpoint map of Battle against Koton Japanese fortifications in way to Shikuka city, in north Karafuto area
• Japanese POWs:
  • The Notes of Japanese soldier in USSR
• Operation August Storm photo gallery:
  • http://ww2db.com/photo.php?source=all&color=all&list=search&foreigntype=B&foreigntype_id=167