Soviet Invasion of Manchuria

The Soviet Invasion of Manchuria was the final engagement of World War II. It saw the Red Army of the Soviet Union invade Japanese-occupied Manchuria (Manchukuo), which is nowadays apart of Northeast China, and Korea. It occured from August 9-20, 1945, which meant it happened concurrently with the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and its fallout.

Trivia

 * The Soviet occupation of Korea led to the Korean War five years later.