Soviet occupation of Manchuria

Soviet occupation of Manchuria Маньчжурия под оккупацией СССР (Russian) 蘇聯佔領滿洲 (Chinese) ソビエト連邦による満洲占領 (Japanese)
1945–1946[a]
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955)
Soviet gains in North East Asia, August 1945
Status	Soviet occupation
Capital	Shenyang (Command Station)
Common languages	Chinese (Northeastern Mandarin) Japanese Russian
Government	Military occupation
Soviet commander
• 1946	Rodion Malinovsky
History
• Soviet troops invaded Manchuria	9 August 1945
• Withdrawal of all Soviet troops in Manchuria	3 May 1946[a]
Currency	yuan
Time zone	UTC+8
Preceded by Succeeded by Manchukuo Mengjiang Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China Kwantung Leased Territory Republic of China Communist-controlled China Inner Mongolian People's Republic East Inner Mongolian Autonomous Government Soviet occupation of Lüshun base
Today part of	China Russia

The Soviet occupation of Manchuria took place after the Red Army invaded the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in August 1945; the occupation would continue until Soviet forces withdrew in May 1946.
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