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Invasion of the Kuril Islands
Summary
The Invasion of the Kuril Islands (Курильская десантная операция) 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. The successful military operations of the Red Army at Mutanchiang and during the invasion of South Sakhalin created the necessary prerequisites for invasion of the Kuril Islands.
Soviet Union
2nd Far Eastern Front
87th Rifle Corps
355th Rifle Division
113th Separate Rifle Brigade
56th Rifle Corps
2nd Rifle Brigade
Kamchatka Defense Area
101st Rifle Division
Separate Rifle Regiment
128th Composite Air Division (78 aircraft)
Soviet Pacific Fleet (operating from Paul naval base)
60 ships and vessels including transports
2nd Independent Naval Aviation Bomber Regiment
Coastal Artillery battery
365th Marine Battalion
60th Border Guards Detachment
Imperial Japan
5th IJA Area Army
IJA 27th Army
91st Infantry Division
73rd Infantry Brigade
74th Infantry Brigade
11th Tank Regiment
89th Infantry Division
31st Air Defence Regiment (Shumshu)
41st Mixed Regiment
129th Infantry Brigade
The operation took place between 18 August and 1 September. The attack was made by the 87th Rifle Corps (Guards Lieutenant General A. S. Ksenofontov) of the 16th Army (Lieutenant General Leonty Cheremisov) from the 2nd Far Eastern Front, and elements of the Kamchatka Defense Area (Major General Alexey Gnechko commanding). Ships and transportation were drawn from the Petropavlovsk military base (Captain Dmitry Ponomarev). The 128th Aviation Division also provided support.
The islands were occupied by the Japanese 91st Infantry Division (Shiashkotan, Paramushir, Shumshu, and Onekotan), 42nd Division (Simushir), 41st Independent Regiment (Matua), 129th Independent Brigade (Urup), and 89th Infantry Division (Iturup and Kunashir). The Japanese commander was Lieutenant General Fusaki Tsutsumi.
Initial reconnaissance was undertaken on 18 August by a detachment of the 113th Separate Rifle Brigade (Captain-Lieutenant G.
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