🇷🇺 September 3, 1945, marks the Day of Military Glory of Russia — the day of Victory over militarist Japan and the end of World War II.

In strict accordance with its obligations to the Allies, on August 9 the USSR entered the war against Japan.

The redeployment of Soviet forces to the Far East began even before Berlin was captured. According to the plan the Soviet forces were to encircle and defeat the enemy in the Far East within two months but victory was achieved far more quickly.

Within just 11 days, the three Red Army groups under the command of General Alexander Vasilevsky crushed the one-million-strong Kwantung Army. This offensive was carried out across a territory three times larger than Germany.

Following the Victory, the Soviet Union regained South Sakhalin and took control of all the Kuril Islands.

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