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Invasion of the Kuril Islands

War

The Invasion of the Kuril Islands was the World War II Soviet military operation to capture the Kuril Islands from Japan in 1945. The invasion, part of the Soviet–Japanese War, was decided on when plans to land on Hokkaido were abandoned. Wikipedia

Dates: Aug 18, 1945 – Sep 1, 1945