The Soviet Strategic Offensive in Manchuria, 1945: ’August Storm’

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Illustrations......Page 9
Maps......Page 11
Figures and Tables......Page 13
Abbreviations......Page 15
Symbols......Page 17
Introduction......Page 19
TERRAIN CONSIDERATIONS IN EASTERN MANCHURIA......Page 25
MISSIONS AND TASKS......Page 27
THE JAPANESE DEFENSES......Page 28
FORCE STRUCTURE, DEPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING......Page 32
ARMY AND CORPS PLANS......Page 36
THE 5TH ARMY’S ATTACK......Page 42
CONCLUSIONS......Page 51
NOTES......Page 52
TERRAIN......Page 55
MISSIONS AND OBJECTIVES......Page 56
JAPANESE DEFENSES......Page 58
1ST RED BANNER ARMY OPERATIONAL PLANNING......Page 61
CORPS AND DIVISIONAL PLANNING......Page 65
THE 1ST RED BANNER ARMY’S ATTACK......Page 67
CONCLUSIONS......Page 74
NOTES......Page 76
TERRAIN......Page 78
JAPANESE DEFENSES......Page 79
THE 35TH ARMY’S MISSIONS AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING......Page 83
DIVISION PLANNING......Page 87
THE 35TH ARMY’S ATTACK......Page 88
CONCLUSIONS......Page 94
NOTES......Page 95
CONTEXT AND TERRAIN......Page 97
THE JAPANESE 5TH ARMY’S INITIAL DEFENSE PLAN......Page 98
THE INITIAL SITUATION......Page 101
1ST RED BANNER ARMY’S ADVANCE, 11–13 AUGUST......Page 104
THE 5TH ARMY’S ADVANCE, 11–13 AUGUST......Page 113
THE BATTLE FOR MUTANCHIANG, 14–16 AUGUST......Page 121
CONCLUSIONS......Page 171
NOTES......Page 173
JAPANESE FORCES......Page 176
SOVIET FORCES......Page 180
THE SOVIET 35TH ARMY’S ATTACK......Page 183
CONCLUSIONS......Page 193
DOCUMENTARY ADDENDUM......Page 194
NOTES......Page 198
TERRAIN CONSIDERATIONS IN WESTERN MANCHURIA......Page 200
JAPANESE DEFENSES IN WESTERN MANCHURIA......Page 202
SOVIET MISSIONS AND TASKS......Page 206
THE 39TH ARMY’S OPERATIONAL PLANNING......Page 209
THE 39TH ARMY’S ATTACK......Page 215
CONCLUSIONS......Page 230
NOTES......Page 232
TERRAIN CONSIDERATIONS IN NORTHWESTERN MANCHURIA......Page 234
JAPANESE DEFENSES IN NORTHWESTERN MANCHURIA......Page 236
SOVIET MISSIONS AND TASKS......Page 239
THE 36TH ARMY’S OPERATIONAL PLANNING......Page 241
THE 36TH ARMY’S ATTACK......Page 246
NOTES......Page 254
TERRAIN CONSIDERATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN MANCHURIA......Page 256
JAPANESE DEFENSES IN NORTHEASTERN MANCHURIA......Page 258
SOVIET MISSIONS AND TASKS......Page 259
THE 15TH ARMY’S ATTACK......Page 264
CONCLUSIONS......Page 277
NOTES......Page 278
CONTEXT AND TERRAIN......Page 279
JAPANESE DEFENSES......Page 281
THE SOVIET 16TH ARMY’S OFFENSIVE PLAN......Page 285
THE 56TH RIFLE CORPS’ OFFENSIVE PLAN......Page 288
79TH RIFLE DIVISION PLANNING......Page 289
The Assault on Esutoru......Page 292
The Assault on Maoka......Page 294
The Battle for the Security Belt, 11–13 August......Page 296
Preparations to Penetrate the Main Defensive Belt, 14–15 August......Page 300
The Penetration of the Main Defensive Belt, 15–18 August......Page 302
THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTS ON THE PORT OF TORO, 16–17 AUGUST 1945......Page 304
THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT ON THE PORT OF MAOKA AND THE 87TH RIFLE CORPS OPERATIONS ON SOUTHERN SAKHALIN ISLAND, 19–25 AUGUST......Page 307
CONCLUSIONS......Page 309
NOTES......Page 311
CONTEXT AND TERRAIN......Page 313
JAPANESE DEFENSES......Page 315
THE FAR EASTERN COMMAND’S PLAN......Page 320
THE KAMCHATKA DEFENSIVE REGION’S OFFENSIVE CONCEPT......Page 321
THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT FORCE’S PLAN......Page 326
THE TRANSPORT PHASE......Page 328
The Forward Detachment’s and First Echelon’s Assault Landing......Page 329
The Second Echelon’s Assault Landing and the Struggle for the Center of the Island......Page 331
The Battle for the Kataoka and Kasivabara Naval Bases......Page 334
THE DISARMAMENT OF JAPANESE FORCES ON SHUMSHIR ISLAND......Page 336
THE CAPTURE OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE KURIL ISLANDS......Page 337
CONCLUSIONS......Page 340
NOTES......Page 342
GENERAL......Page 345
EXPLOITATION OF TERRAIN......Page 346
SURPRISE......Page 348
MANEUVER......Page 350
FLEXIBLE TASK ORGANIZATION FOR COMBAT......Page 351
TIME-PHASED COMMITMENT OF FORCES TO COMBAT......Page 352
Appendix 1:  Soviet Documents on the Sakhalin Operation Combat......Page 354
Appendix 2:  Soviet Documents on the Kuril Amphibious Assault Operation......Page 360
PRIMARY SOURCES......Page 372
BOOKS......Page 374
ARTICLES......Page 378
Index......Page 383