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  2. Soviet invasion of Manchuria - Wikipedia

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    The invasion of Manchuria was a factor that contributed to the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. In September 1945, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dispatched soldiers to Soviet-occupied Manchuria.

  3. Evacuation of Manchukuo - Wikipedia

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    The Evacuation of Manchukuo occurred during the Soviet Red Army's invasion of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo as part of the wider Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation of August 1945. The Soviets recovered territory which had been captured by Japan during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, and they dismantled the Manchurian ...

  4. Second Sino-Japanese War - Wikipedia

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    A number of foreign powers, including the Americans, Italians and Japanese, provided training and equipment to different air force units of pre-war China. With the outbreak of full-scale war between China and the Empire of Japan, the Soviet Union became the primary supporter for China's war of resistance through the Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression ...

  5. History of Manchuria - Wikipedia

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    Manchukuo was used as a base to invade the rest of China in 1937–40. At the end of the 1930s, Manchuria was a trouble spot with Japan, clashing twice with the Soviet Union. These clashes - at Lake Khasan in 1938 and at Khalkhin Gol one year later - resulted in many Japanese casualties. The Soviet Union won these two battles and a peace ...

  6. Manchukuo - Wikipedia

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    In 1940, ethnic Russians were included among the other nationalities of Manchukuo as candidates for conscription into the Manchukuo military. [84] Until World War II, the Japanese tended to leave alone those travelling to Manchukuo with a passport as they did not like to deal with protests from embassies in Tokyo about the mistreatment of their ...

  7. South Manchuria Railway - Wikipedia

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    By the end of 1907, the company employed 9,000 Japanese and 4,000 Chinese. By 1910, those numbers had increased to 35,000 and 25,000 respectively. [5] The railway used a significant amount of U.S.-made rails and signaling equipment, as well as some steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company at Dunkirk, NY.

  8. Politics of Manchukuo - Wikipedia

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    Manchukuo was a puppet state set up by the Empire of Japan in Manchuria which existed from 1931 to 1945. The Manchukuo regime was established four months after the Japanese withdrawal from Shanghai with Puyi as the nominal but powerless head of state [1] to add some semblance of legitimacy, as he was a former emperor and an ethnic Manchu.

  9. Volunteer Fighting Corps - Wikipedia

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    The units in Korea, Kwangtung, and Manchukuo sustained heavy casualties in combat against the Soviet Union during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria during the last days of World War II. [ 4 ] The Kokumin Giyūtai was abolished by order of the American occupation forces after the surrender of Japan .