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    The Battle of Shumshu, the Soviet invasion of Shumshu in the Kuril Islands, was the first stage of the Soviet Union's Invasion of the Kuril Islands in...
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    Shumshu (Russian: Шумшу, romanized: Shumshu; Japanese: 占守島, romanized: Shumushu-tō; Ainu: スㇺス (reconstruction), lit. 'good island') is the easternmost...
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    in question as part of the Kuril Islands dispute between Russia, Japan, and other parties. Battle of Shumshu Japanese evacuation of Karafuto and the Kuril...
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    and is now Russian territory, part of Sakhalin Oblast. Battle of Shumshu Invasion of the Kuril Islands Evacuation of Karafuto and Kuriles Project Hula...
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    1945) Battle of Shumshu Though the battle extended beyond the traditional lands of the Manchu people, the coordinated and integrated invasions of Japan's...
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    availability of Japanese air power including kamikaze planes to contest a Soviet landing. Soviet forces suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Shumshu during...
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    quite fiercely although some of them proved unwilling to fight after Japan's surrender on 15 August. In the Battle of Shumshu (18–23 August 1945), the Soviet...
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    Japan campaign (category Campaigns, operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom)
    to 1 September) Battle of Shumshu (18—23 August) World War II ended with the surrender of Japan after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki....
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    the Soviet Union against Japan (Soviet invasion of Manchuria / Battle of Sakhalin / Battle of Shumshu) Accepting the Potsdam Declaration Soviet troops...
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    Fusaki Tsutsumi (category Imperial Japanese Army generals of World War II)
    Division. He led the defense of the northern Kuril islands during the Kuril landing operation and the Battle of Shumshu. On August 23, 1945, he signed...
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    record producer, on Staten Island, New York The Battle of Shumshu ended in Soviet victory. The Battle of Baoying ended in communist victory. Soviet–Japanese...
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  • August 18 (redirect from 18th of August)
    Soviet forces land at Takeda Beach on Shumshu Island and launch the Battle of Shumshu; the Soviet Union’s Invasion of the Kuril Islands commences. 1949 –...
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    Battle of Shumshu. It is believed to have been attacked by a kamikaze. In the middle of August the Japanese military planned to dispatch a group of 30...
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    Type 95 Ha-Go light tank (category Light tanks of Japan)
    the Battle of Shumshu during the Invasion of the Kuril Islands, when shortly before the Japanese surrender had been finalized, they formed part of an armored...
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  • 91st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) (category Infantry divisions of Japan)
    On 18 August 1945, the Battle of Shumshu began as part of the Soviet invasion of the Kuril Islands when 8,824 Soviet troops of two Red Army rifle divisions...
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    Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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    Soviet assault on Maoka (category Battles of World War II involving Japan)
    the evacuation. Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon Kiri no Hi "Battle of Shumshu island and Sakhalin - Historum - History Forums". historum.com. Retrieved...
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    The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II which...
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    Landing (19–22 August) Invasion of the Kuril Islands (18 August to 1 September) Battle of Shumshu (18–23 August) The effects of the American air and naval...
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  • The Battle of West Hunan (Chinese: 湘西會戰), also known as the Battle of Xuefeng Mountains (Chinese: 雪峰山戰役) and the Zhijiang Campaign (Chinese: 芷江戰役), was...
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    The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, "air battle for England") was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air...
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    The Battle of Stalingrad (17 July 1942 – 2 February 1943) occurred on the Eastern Front of World War II, beginning when Nazi Germany and the Axis powers...
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    The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign...
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    The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Japanese: レイテ沖海戦, romanized: Reite oki Kaisen, lit. 'Leyte Open Sea Naval Battle', Filipino: Labanan sa Golpo ng Leyte) was the...
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    The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg,: 17  was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island...
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    The Battle of Leros was the central event of the Dodecanese campaign of the Second World War, and is widely used as an alternative name for the whole...
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    The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought...
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    The Battle of Monte Cassino, also known as the Battle for Rome, was a series of four military assaults by the Allies against German forces in Italy during...
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    The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II by the US military, was fought between the United States and Japan during the Mariana and Palau...
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    The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping...
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