Soviet occupation of Manchuria
Soviet occupation of Manchuria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1945–1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Soviet gains in North East Asia, August 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Soviet occupation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Shenyang (Command Station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Chinese (Northeastern Mandarin) Japanese Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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• 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.