The Soviet invasion of Manchuria, formally the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation, began on 8 August 1945 when the Soviet Union attacked Japan's puppet states of Manchukuo and Mengjiang in Manchuria and Inner Mongolia. It was the largest campaign of the 1945 Soviet-Japanese War and opened two days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and one day before that of Nagasaki. Soviet entry into the war is often seen, alongside the atomic bombings, as a major factor in Japan's decision to surrender. The Kwantung Army formally surrendered on 16 August, though fighting continued until 2 September, and the Soviet Union went on to occupy Manchuria and Inner Mongolia while the Soviet Navy took northern Korea by amphibious assault. The Red Army withdrew by 3 May 1946, handing much of the region to forces of the Chinese Communist Party.
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in Japanese-occupied Manchuria and Inner Mongolia respectively
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began on 8 August 1945 with the Soviet Union's invasion of the Empire of Japan's puppet states of Manchukuo and Mengjiang, in Japanese-occupied Manchuria and Inner Mongolia respectively.
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The Kwantung Army officially surrendered on 16 August, although fighting continued until 2 September, when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed.
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The Soviet invasion of Manchuria, formally known as the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation or simply the Manchurian Operation
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The Soviet Union occupied Manchuria as well as the Japanese Mengjiang puppet state in Inner Mongolia.
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in Japanese-occupied Manchuria and Inner Mongolia respectively
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the Soviet Union entered World War II's Pacific Theatre within three months of the end of the war in Europe.
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consisted of three Red Army fronts.
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The Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Army, under General Otozo Yamada
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