Harbin–Kirin Operation

Harbin–Kirin Operation
	Part of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria of World War II
	; Cavalry of Manchukuo in training
Date	9 August – 2 September 1945
Location	Harbin, Manchuria
Result	Soviet victory
Belligerents
Soviet Union	Japan; Manchukuo
Commanders and leaders
Kirill Meretskov	Seiichi Kita
Units involved
1st Far Eastern Front 5th Army; 1st Red Banner Army;	First Area Army Fifth Army;
Strength
589,000 soldiers; 11,430 guns and mortars; 274 rocket launchers; 1,974 tanks and self-propelled guns; 1,137 aircraft	250,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
22,000	40,000

The Harbin–Kirin Operation was a military operation of the Red Army against the Japanese Forces during the Soviet-Japanese War. Conducted from August 9 to September 2, 1945, by troops of the 1st Far Eastern Front and Pacific Fleet with the goal of defeating the Kwantung Army in eastern Manchukuo and northern Korea. Part of the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation.

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