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  caption Soviet SU-76M assault guns entering Changchun , the capital of Manchukuo
  partof World War II
  place Manchukuo
  date August 8 &ndash September 2 , 1945
  result Decisive Soviet victory
  combatant1 Soviet Union
  combatant2 Japan
  commander1 Alexandr Vasilevskij
  commander2 Otsuzo Yamada
  strength1 <b>Soviet Union</b> <br/>1,577,225 men, <br/>26,137 artillery, <br/>1,852 sup artillery, <br/>3,704 tanks, <br/>5,368 aircraft
  strength2 <b>Japan</b> <br/>1,040,000 men, <br/>6,700 artillery, <br/>1,000 tanks, <br/>1,800 aircraft, <br/>1,215 vehicles
  casualties1 (Soviet estimate) <br/>8,219 KIA , <br/>22,264 WIA <br/>(Japanese estimate) <br/>20,000+ KIA <br/>50,000+ WIA
  casualties2 (Soviet estimate) <br/>83,737 KIA <br/>594,000 POW s <br/>(Japanese estimate) <br/>21,000 KIA <br/> POWs