The Soviet Far East Front was a front (Soviet army group) of World War II that operated in the Far East, hence its name. Front was a major military subdivision of the Soviet Army, not to be mistaken with the more general term of a military front. ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)  listen; tr. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Far East is a term often used for East Asia and Southeast Asia combined, sometimes including also the easternmost territories of Russia, i. ...

On August 8, 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, a few days after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Over one million men of the Red Army that had been massed on the Manchurian border poured into Japanese-occupied Manchuria. The Far East Front, commandeded by Marshal Aleksandr Vasilevsky, led the Soviet attack. The Japanese Army was in a dreadfully weakened state, and the Japanese defenders were overwhelmed by the offensive. Soon Mongolia and Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist China joined the Soviet cause. On August 19, the Far East Front continued its routing of the Japanese Kwantung Army by capturing Harbin and Mukden. By August 21, the Red Army had captured almost all of Manchuria, and the final surrender of the Japanese Kwantung Army took place. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Little Boy bomb casing Little Boy was the codename given to the nuclear weapon dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on Monday, August 6, 1945. ... Main keep of Hiroshima Castle The city of Hiroshima (広島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Japan. ... Red Army flag The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya in Russian), the armed forces organised by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... Approximate extent Northeast China (Simplified Chinese: 东北; Traditional Chinese: 東北; pinyin: ; literally east-north), historically known as Manchuria, is the name of a region (ca. ... Approximate extent Northeast China (Simplified Chinese: 东北; Traditional Chinese: 東北; pinyin: ; literally east-north), historically known as Manchuria, is the name of a region (ca. ... Marshal (more often spelled Marshall) is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Vasilevsky Aleksandr Mikhailovich Vasilevsky (also spelled Vasilievsky, Vasilyevsky, Vasilievskii etc, Russian: Александр Михайлович Василевский) (September 30, 1895 - December 5, 1977), Japan in 1945, and later Defence Minister. ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)  listen; tr. ... Japans honor guard often marches to greet the arrival of foreign dignitaries. ... Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ... The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó) is a state that currently administers the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and the Matsu. ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)  listen; tr. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Kwantung Army or Guandong Army (関東軍 Japanese: Kantōgun) was a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that originated from a Guandong garrison established in 1906 to defend the Kwantung Leased Territory and the areas adjacent to the South Manchurian Railway. ... Harbin on Chinas map Harbin (Simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨; Traditional Chinese: 哈爾濱; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ha-erh-pin; Russian Харби́н Kharbin) is a sub-provincial city in north-east China and the capital of the Heilongjiang Province. ... Major districts of Shenyang. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Red Army flag The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya in Russian), the armed forces organised by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... Approximate extent Northeast China (Simplified Chinese: 东北; Traditional Chinese: 東北; pinyin: ; literally east-north), historically known as Manchuria, is the name of a region (ca. ... The Kwantung Army or Guandong Army (関東軍 Japanese: Kantōgun) was a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that originated from a Guandong garrison established in 1906 to defend the Kwantung Leased Territory and the areas adjacent to the South Manchurian Railway. ...