Soviet occupation of Manchuria
Soviet occupation of Manchuria | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1945–1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthem: "State Anthem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" | |||||||||||||||||||||
Soviet gains in North East Asia, August 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Soviet occupation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Shenyang (Command Station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Chinese (Northeastern Mandarin) Japanese Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet commander | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1946 | Rodion Malinovsky | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Soviet troops invaded Manchuria | 9 August 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Withdrawal of all Soviet troops in Manchuria | 3 May 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Yuan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | China Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Soviet occupation of Manchuria took place after the Red Army invaded the Empire of Japan's puppet state of Manchukuo in August 1945; the occupation would continue until Soviet forces withdrew in May 1946.