 | The Invasion of the Kuril Islands (Russian: Курильская десантная операция, lit. 'Kuril Islands Landing Operation') was the World War II Soviet military... 8 KB (634 words) - 02:09, 22 April 2024 |
 | The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (/ˈk(j)ʊərɪl, kjʊˈriːl/; Russian: Кури́льские острова́, tr. Kuril'skiye ostrova, IPA: [kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva]; Japanese:... 51 KB (4,412 words) - 08:49, 11 April 2024 |
 | the ownership of the four southernmost Kuril Islands. The Kuril Islands are a chain of islands that stretch between the Japanese island of Hokkaido at their... 85 KB (9,834 words) - 09:47, 19 April 2024 |
 | Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin Invasion of the Kuril Islands Japanese evacuation of Karafuto and the Kuril Islands Operation Downfall, the American-led... 12 KB (1,131 words) - 12:34, 31 March 2024 |
 | 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... 23 KB (2,660 words) - 01:54, 22 April 2024 |
 | occupation during the invasion. The capture of Sakhalin Island proved a necessary prerequisite for the Invasion of the Kuril Islands. After the Japanese surrender... 12 KB (1,097 words) - 15:05, 23 April 2024 |
 | uninhabited island in the Habomai Islands sub-group of the Kuril Islands chain in the south of the Sea of Okhotsk, northwest Pacific Ocean. The island is uninhabited... 3 KB (319 words) - 22:35, 17 March 2024 |
 | Operation Downfall (redirect from Invasion of Japan) Operation Downfall was the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II. The planned operation was canceled... 93 KB (10,896 words) - 02:00, 5 March 2024 |
Soviet invasion of Manchuria (9 August – 2 September) Seishin Operation Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin Invasion of the Kuril Islands Battle of Amami-Ōshima... 24 KB (2,623 words) - 04:29, 12 February 2024 |
 | Fusaki Tsutsumi (category Imperial Japanese Army generals of World War II) of the Kuril Islands. In April 1944, he formed the 91st Infantry Division. He led the defense of the northern Kuril islands during the Kuril landing... 4 KB (192 words) - 18:13, 16 November 2023 |
invasion of Manchuria August 1945 Battle of Mutanchiang August 1945 Seishin Operation Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin Invasion of the Kuril Islands... 35 KB (3,837 words) - 15:01, 16 February 2024 |
 | Ainu in Russia (redirect from Kuril Ainu) Paramushir was under Japanese rule. During the Invasion of the Kuril Islands, Akira Nakamura (b. 1897) was captured by the Soviet army and his elder son Takeshi... 25 KB (2,793 words) - 02:47, 13 April 2024 |
 | of the Aleutians would prevent a possible joining of forces by the Americans and the Soviets and future attack on Japan proper via the Kuril Islands.: 19 ... 39 KB (4,495 words) - 11:45, 16 March 2024 |
 | Shikotan (redirect from Shpanberg Island (Kuril Islands)) an island in the Kurils administered by the Russian Federation as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast. It is claimed by Japan as the titular... 8 KB (752 words) - 17:02, 24 March 2024 |
 | Mariana Islands, and Operation Statemate, which captured Palau. Operation Causeway, the invasion of Taiwan was also planned but not executed. The offensive... 14 KB (1,317 words) - 12:49, 18 April 2024 |
 | Pacific War (redirect from Pacific Islands Campaign) Hokkaido: Invasion of South Sakhalin (11–25 August) Maoka Landing (19–22 August) Invasion of the Kuril Islands (18 August to 1 September) Battle of Shumshu... 191 KB (22,733 words) - 21:22, 20 April 2024 |
 | Paramushir (redirect from Paramushir Island) island in the northern portion of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is separated from Shumshu by the very... 13 KB (1,492 words) - 22:50, 7 April 2024 |
 | Red Army (redirect from Army of the Soviet Union) the Kuril Islands. Emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of Japan on 15 August. The commanding general of the Kwantung Army ordered a surrender the following... 91 KB (10,412 words) - 19:50, 22 April 2024 |
 | Fifth Area Army (category Field armies of Japan) breaking the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact, the Soviet Union invaded Karafuto and the Kuril Islands on August 11, 1945, just four days before the surrender... 6 KB (550 words) - 02:33, 24 January 2024 |
 | Kushiro (redirect from History of Kushiro, Hokkaido) city of Kushiro was bombed by American naval aircraft, hundreds of people, mostly civilians, were killed. Following the Invasion of the Kuril Islands in... 24 KB (1,481 words) - 07:47, 13 April 2024 |
 | islands of Japan. It excludes the disputed Kuril islands known as the northern territories. Geography of Japan Japanese archipelago List of islands of... 21 KB (1,229 words) - 03:22, 14 April 2024 |
 | Japan campaign (category Campaigns, operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom) preparation for the possible invasion of Hokkaido: Invasion of South Sakhalin (11—25 August) Maoka Landing (19—22 August) Invasion of the Kuril Islands (18 August... 10 KB (833 words) - 20:35, 9 February 2024 |
 | Type 95 Ha-Go light tank (category Light tanks of the interwar period) use of the Type 95 in any numbers against Soviet forces was at the Battle of Shumshu during the Invasion of the Kuril Islands, when shortly before the Japanese... 43 KB (5,750 words) - 16:40, 4 March 2024 |
 | The evacuation of Karafuto (Sakhalin) and the Chishima (kuril) islands refers to the events that took place during the Pacific theater of World War II... 10 KB (1,206 words) - 18:33, 29 January 2024 |
 | post for the planned invasion of the Ellice Islands under the codename Operation FS, but their setback at the Battle of the Coral Sea delayed the plans,... 19 KB (2,308 words) - 06:16, 25 April 2024 |
 | Anuchina (category Pages using the Kartographer extension) romanized: Aki-Yuri) is an uninhabited island in the Habomai Islands sub-group of the Kuril Islands chain in the south of the Sea of Okhotsk, northwest Pacific Ocean... 4 KB (389 words) - 06:17, 19 July 2023 |
 | Shumshu (redirect from Shumshu Island) lit. 'good island') is the easternmost and second-northernmost island of the Kuril Islands chain, which divides the Sea of Okhotsk from the northwest Pacific... 9 KB (999 words) - 18:23, 16 March 2024 |
 | August 1945, the Soviet Union started the Invasion of the Kuril Islands, which took place between 18 August and 3 September, expelling the Japanese inhabitants... 49 KB (5,496 words) - 11:05, 22 March 2024 |
 | 2nd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) (category Tank Divisions of Japan) Paramushir during Invasion of the Kuril Islands at the end of World War II. It was officially demobilized in September 1945 with the rest of the Imperial Japanese... 9 KB (642 words) - 11:32, 19 December 2023 |
 | as the Commanding Officer of HMS LCI(L)-124 delivering troops to the beach near Cape Passero lighthouse on 9 July 1943 during the Allied invasion of Sicily... 23 KB (2,945 words) - 04:59, 1 January 2024 |