"Broken to the brim on the seas and on land": 75 years since the end of the Soviet-Japanese war
2020-09-02T12:38:29.779Z
On September 2, 1945, the act of surrender of Japan was signed. An important role in the defeat of the Japanese army was played by the Soviet troops, who defeated the powerful Kwantung Army and liberated Manchuria. The total losses of Japanese troops in battles with the Red Army amounted to more than 700 thousand people. On the Soviet side, about 12 thousand servicemen were killed. According to the estimates of the American military, without the intervention of the USSR, the Western allies would have had to fight until 1946-1947, while suffering heavy losses.
Source: russiart