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Why did Japan not attack the Soviet Union?
One reason was that the Japanese simply did not have enough well-equipped land troops. Their focus was navy and aviation. Japan didn’t want to fight against the USSR because of how badly they fared during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol from May 11th-September 16th 1939.
Why was it so important to obtain the Soviet Union’s involvement in the war against Japan?
Yet Moscow’s timely intervention in the war against Japan allowed it to expand its influence along the Pacific Rim. With the breakdown of Allied unity soon heralding the onset of the Cold War, Soviet gains in Asia also left a legacy of division and confrontation, some of which endure into the present.
Could Soviet Union invade Japan?
No… the Soviet Union did not have the sealift/amphibious capability to invade the Japanese Home Islands, even on Hokkaido.
What if Japan attacked Russia instead of America in WWII?
The Ultimate World War II What-If: Japan Attacks Russia Instead of America. However, Stalin learned from Richard Sorge , a well-placed Soviet spy in Tokyo, that Japan would not invade Siberia, which the Soviet dictator to shift his elite Siberian troops from the Far East to Moscow, just in time to save the Soviet capital.
What if Japan and Nazi Germany were allies in WW2?
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan (whom the Nazis classified as honorary Aryans) were loose allies at best. A separate peace might have been possible. At the least, a Russo-Japanese war would have diverted Soviet resources away from Germany and thus prolonged the European war, though perhaps America would have found Japan less difficult to subdue.”
Could the Soviets have fallen in a war on two fronts?
That is certainly a possibility. Many believe the Soviets would have fallen. “Fighting a war on two fronts is the military equivalent of driving a car while texting. It’s just a really bad idea, as Germany can attest. One reason Germany lost two world wars is because its forces were split between East and West.
When did the Soviets invade Japan in 1945?
The Japanese were caught completely by surprise when the Soviets declared war an hour before midnight on 8 August 1945 and invaded simultaneously on three fronts just after midnight on 9 August. For the tactical details of the combatant forces and of the invasion, see Soviet invasion of Manchuria § Combatant forces.