Siege of Hutou Fortress

Siege of Hutou Fortress
Part of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria of World War II
Date 9–28 August 1945[1] Location Jixi, Manchuria Result Soviet victory
Belligerents
Soviet Union	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Nikanor Zakhvatayev	Tadashi Oki †
Units involved
1st Far Eastern Front 35th Army	First Area Army Fifth Army
Strength
about 20,000	about 2,000
Casualties and losses
	all killed, deserted or surrendered

During closing stages of the Soviet–Japanese War in August 1945, Japanese Kwantung Army still resisted with strong fortifications in Hutou Fortress. The Red Army, with the cooperation of the fighters of the Chinese forces, on August 26, 1945, the finally captured the Fort. As the Hutou battle ended, Japan's unconditional surrender came 11 days later. Only 53 of the 1,400 Japanese soldiers survived one of the last campaigns of the Second World War. A Study on the Hutou Fortress Battle between Japan and the Soviet Union took place in 2009, by the Social Science Academy of Heilongjiang Province, entitled "The final battle of World War II".^[2][3]