Soviet occupation of Manchuria
1945–46 military occupation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Soviet occupation of Manchuria took place after the Red Army invaded the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in August 1945; the occupation would continue until Soviet forces withdrew in May 1946.
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1945–1946[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Soviet occupation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Shenyang (Command Station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Chinese (Northeastern Mandarin) Japanese Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Government | Military occupation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1946 | Rodion Malinovsky | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Soviet troops invaded Manchuria | 9 August 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• Withdrawal of all Soviet troops in Manchuria | 3 May 1946[lower-alpha 2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Currency | yuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | China Russia |
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