The first stage: the battle between Zhang Gufeng and Nomenkan.
From July 30th, 65438 to August 5th, 0938, the Soviet Union and Japan fought fiercely in Zhang Gufeng and Shacaofeng. In this campaign, the Soviet Union invested 23,000 people with 792 casualties, and the Japanese army invested 7,000 people with 526 casualties. 1939 From May to September, the Soviet Union and Japan broke out again in Nomenkan. In this operation, the Soviet army killed more than 9,700 people and injured15,000 people, while the Japanese army killed 8,400 people and injured 8,700 people. However, this casualty data of the Japanese army has been controversial. It is reported that the Japanese army has at least 23,000 casualties.
The battle between Zhang Gufeng and Nomenkan was the first round of the Soviet-Japanese contest.
Japanese Materials Captured by Soviets in the Battle of Nomenkan
The second stage: the Soviet Air Force assisted China.
1937-194 1 At the beginning of the year, in order to support China's anti-Japanese war, the Soviet Union not only sold weapons at low prices, but also sent volunteer aviation teams with a total number of about 2,000 people. Although the number is small, the aviation team assisting China has made great achievements. Only on April 29th 1938, the pilots of China and the Soviet Union were shot down. The Soviet Air Force participated in 25 air battles, shot down and blew up more than 0/00 Japanese planes, sank more than 70 ships of various types, and suffered more than 0/000 casualties. However, only the Soviet Air Force also lost more than 200 people.
Therefore, while remembering the American Flying Tigers, we should not forget the Soviet Air Force that helped China. Although the former made great achievements, he was a mercenary in the early stage and wanted to collect money, while the latter was a real volunteer.
The third stage: Soviet troops liberated northeast China.
1August 9, 945, 157000 Soviet troops attacked 700,000 Japanese Kwantung Army in the northeast of China, killing 83,000 Japanese soldiers and taking 594,000 prisoners. The Soviets themselves suffered 32,000 casualties. The Soviet Union was suspected of looking for peaches in this battle. In addition, since Japan announced its surrender in August 15, apart from a few fixed-point forts, the two sides have actually never fired a sword or gun. Therefore, Japan did not give up to the Soviet Union after World War II.
Soviet troops sent troops to the northeast.
The fourth stage: the battle of the South Kuril Islands
From August 1945 to August 18, the Soviet Union launched a campaign to recapture the South Kuril Islands, that is, Japan's four northern islands, despite Japan's surrender in August15. By September of 15, the Soviet Union had occupied all four islands. In this campaign, Soviet troops were killed or injured 1500 people, Japanese troops were killed or injured 1000 people, and 60,000 people were captured.
Since the South Kuril Islands were occupied by the Soviet Union after Japan announced its surrender, Japan is still worried about this matter and has always wanted to recapture these four islands, which is also the conflict point between Russia and Japan.
Stage 5: Prisoner of War Camp
After the war, the Soviet Union captured more than 600,000 Japanese troops (Kwantung Army, Korean Army and defenders of the South Kuril Islands), and all of them were escorted to Soviet Siberian prison camps as coolies. Many Japanese soldiers died in harsh environment. According to Japanese data, at least 200,000 Japanese soldiers died in prison camps, but the Soviets denied this. They believe that only 55,000 Japanese prisoners of war died.
Captured Japanese army