On the day of Japan's surrender, the Soviet Union launched an attack
This was a battle that deeply humiliated Japan! The Soviet Union suddenly moved on the day of Japan's surrender! Japan lost the four northern islands, and still hates it to the point of gritting its teeth!
Since the Japanese army had already chosen to surrender, why did the Soviet Union still act against the Japanese army? What about the four northern islands?
Speaking of this attack, which surprised the Japanese army, we must also start from the surrender of the Japanese army.
Reports on the surrender of Japan
At the end of World War II, following Italy's first surrender, the "bellwether" of the fascist country, Germany, also announced its surrender on May 8, 1945, and since then Japan has become a "loner" on the battlefield of World War II, but it is still unwilling to give up its ambitions and choose to resist, which can not help but cause dissatisfaction in the United States.
The United States did not intend to participate in World War II, but Japan "forced" the United States into the battlefield. In 1941, Japan secretly attacked Pearl Harbor, an important naval base of the United States, which not only caused damage to the interests of the United States, but also challenged the dignity of the United States, causing strong anger in the United States.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
With the progress of World War II, the US military gradually occupied a dominant position in the Pacific theater, but Japan was surrounded by water on all sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack for a long time, in the operation between the United States and Japan, the Japanese army stubbornly resisted, the US military suffered heavy losses, can not help but be dissatisfied, in order to reduce unnecessary casualties, the United States is determined to put a big move to Japan, this big move is to drop atomic bombs.
On August 6 and August 9, 1945, the United States sent two B29 bombers to drop an atomic bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and with a fierce explosion and billowing smoke, the urbanization became a sea of fire, hundreds of thousands of people died tragically, in the face of such heavy casualties, Japan's Emperor Hirohito could not help but waver, wondering whether to surrender, but the Japanese army diehards refused to surrender, trying to continue to occupy the northeast region of our country, but then they were frightened by the Soviet Union's move.
Hiroshima
It turned out that at the same time that the United States dropped the second atomic bomb, the Soviet Union suddenly and publicly announced that it would start fighting against Japan from now on, which could not help but surprise the Japanese army, after all, the two sides had signed the five-year-validity "Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty" in 1941, and Japan really did not expect that the Soviet Union would tear up the treaty and declare war on itself.
On August 15, 1945, Japan, knowing that there was no hope of turning over, finally chose to surrender, and the "Surrender of Japan" immediately occupied the front page of the world's major newspapers, and people rushed to tell each other, and the long-lasting human catastrophe finally ended in a cheer.
However, no one expected that the Soviet Union actually attacked Japan on the day of Japan's surrender, which also made Japan hate it to this day, so why did the Soviet Union launch this unexpected attack? This also starts from the competition between Japan and the Soviet Union for the Kuril Islands.
The Kuril Islands are located in the northeast of Japan, and are also relatively close to the Far East of the Soviet Union, where there are many excellent ports, which have always been the focus of contention between the Soviet Union and Japan.
In fact, not only the Soviet period, as early as the Tsarist Russia period this area caused fierce competition, and was eventually divided into two, divided into Russia, Japan and the two countries, but such verbal agreements obviously have no effect, the two sides still continue to clash, after World War II, the Soviet Union that overthrew Tsarist Russia did not hesitate to launch an attack on the Japanese army on the day of Japan's surrender, just to seize the Kuril Islands. So why were the Kuril Islands so important to the Soviet Union? What was the end result of this war?
The Soviet Union took a desperate risk and took a shot at the surrendering Japanese army
This was the easiest battle in the USSR! On the day of the surrender of the Japanese army, the Soviet Union decisively intervened and successfully captured the four northern islands! Japan is still in the thick of it!
So why did the Soviet Union compete with Japan for the four northern islands? And why did you choose the day when Japan surrendered?
The reason why the Soviet Union was full of obsession with the Kuril Islands was mainly because the Kuril Islands had many excellent natural ports, and even large displacement ships could anchor here, which played a very important role in the development of trade, and naturally stimulated the Desire of the Soviet Union to compete.
Kuril Islands
After all, for the Soviet Union, the most lacking thing is the sea mouth. Although the Soviet Union has a vast territory, but there is only one river flowing into the Arctic Ocean, and the latitude is high, in the winter, the only outlet to the sea will be frozen, the lack of access to the sea has become an important factor hindering the development of Soviet trade, and therefore set its sights on the Kuril Islands, which can not avoid conflicts with Japan.
Japan itself is an island country, naturally will be the nearby islands as their own scope, the Kuril Islands are also included, in addition, the original people of the Kuril Islands are mostly Ainu people, and the northern residents of Japan belong to the same ethnic group, so Japan naturally believes that the Kuril Islands are their own.
In the process of contending for the Kuril Islands, Russia and Japan gradually formed a "beam", and later Japan even violated Russia's interests in the Far East in the Sino-Japanese War, and the contradictions and conflicts between the two sides continued to intensify. In the face of the temptation of the Kuril Islands, Tsarist Russia gradually felt that it was out of reach, after all, Russia at that time had great shortcomings in the system, and Japan's reformed national strength was greatly enhanced, and Russia could only sigh.
However, as the saying goes, thirty years of Hedong, thirty years of Hexi, in 1917, Lenin launched the October Revolution, overthrew the decadent regime of Tsarist Russia, established the Soviet Union, the development rate is much faster than before, and the japanese competition for the Chiba Islands is unabated, until the dispute between the two countries in World War II has a new turnaround.
Since the Soviet Union wanted to confront German fascism and Japan was also worried that the Soviet Union would attack itself, the two countries, out of the protection of their own interests and security, signed the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty in 1941, which lasted for 5 years.
Signing of the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty
However, with the change of the war situation, the Soviet Union gradually changed its mind, hoping to take the opportunity to seize the northern islands from Japan.
It turned out that with the progress of World War II, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses and retreated, but the Soviet Union, with its heroic and fearless spirit of resistance, seized the good opportunity of the German army's supply difficulties, launched a major counterattack against the German army, successfully drove out the enemy, and even advanced to Germany in one fell swoop. Under these circumstances, the Soviet Union could not help but consider the post-war issues in advance, and finally made up its mind to take the opportunity of World War II to take back the Northern Islands.
After all, after Germany's surrender, the Japanese army can be said to be isolated and helpless, which is a good opportunity to launch an attack, and moreover, Japan has launched an unjust war, and it is also a famous attack on it, which can not only take advantage of the situation to retake the archipelago, but also dispel the criticism of all countries in the world, which is really a rare and good opportunity.
So the Soviet Union resolutely tore up the non-aggression pact signed with Japan and declared war on Japan, planning to defeat the Japanese army first, and then naturally occupy the Kuril Islands and other areas, but what surprised the Soviet Union was that the surrender of the Japanese army was so fast, and before it could launch an action, the news of the surrender of the Japanese army came, and the Soviet Union could not help but tangle.
Japan surrendered
At this time, the Japanese army has surrendered, if it acts against Japan, it will definitely cause criticism, and it will also arouse the hatred of the Japanese army, cause unnecessary casualties, and even attract the dissatisfaction of other countries, but if you give up on this, it seems that you will miss the best opportunity. After much deliberation, the Soviet Union finally decided to take the risk and attack the Japanese army on the day it surrendered!
Attacked on the day of surrender, Japan still hates the Soviet Union
This was a battle that Japan was powerless to fight! On the day of Japan's surrender, the Soviet Union suddenly attacked! The Japanese army was helpless, and Japan still hates the Soviet Union!
On August 15, 1945, the Japanese troops in the Kuril Islands were frustrated one by one, deeply ashamed of their defeat, but on the day of surrender, the Soviet Union suddenly launched an attack, beating them helplessly.
Combat scenarios
In order to seize the last opportunity to seize the northern islands, the Soviet Union quickly mobilized troops to rush to the combat site and launched a fierce attack on the surrendered Japanese troops; because of the fear that the wartime would be too long and cause international criticism and dissatisfaction, the Soviet Union decided to do its best to shorten the combat time, and even did not hesitate to dispatch bombers and other heavy weapons to quickly drive into the Kuril Islands.
Although many countries were aware of the Soviet Union's action, the Soviet Union made outstanding contributions in the anti-fascist war and had a very heavy voice in the international community, and everyone was well aware of the Soviet Union's dedication to the sea, and they all tacitly chose to turn a blind eye, after all, who is willing to take the trouble to speak for the defeated Japan? Isn't it thankless? Subsequently, the Soviet Union legalized the islands acquired from the Japanese army through the specific content of the Yalta Agreement.
Yalta Conference
Although Japan was dissatisfied with a series of actions by the Soviet Union, it was helpless, after all, Japan after the war was very weak, young and strong men were basically killed in the war, and the economic development was seriously withered, and there was no ability to pursue anything from the Soviet Union, so it could only acquiesce to this fact.
For Japan after the surrender, there are a lot of troubles in itself, so how can it have the energy to pursue the affairs of the Northern Islands? According to the requirements of the Allies, many Japanese war criminals had to be tried at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the Japanese generals were all in danger, and the affairs of the northern islands were naturally shelved.
With the gradual recovery and development of Japan, there is also a certain amount of confidence to revisit this matter, always saying that the four northern islands should be classified as Japan and should not belong to the Soviet Union, but at this time, Japan still has no strength to compete with the Soviet Union, and can only condemn the Soviet Union politically. Because the political condemnation had little effect, Japan could only give up temporarily, and then with the assistance of the United States, it greatly accelerated the pace of development, and then held many negotiations with the Soviet Union to discuss the problem of the four northern islands, and in the face of Japan's soft and hard bubble, the Soviet Union proposed to return two islands to the other side, but Japan refused to accept it, saying that the Soviet Union should return all the islands in Japan, the negotiations between the two sides broke down, the Soviet Union was even more enraged, and decided to simply pay back nothing, and Japan could only stare wide-eyed and small-eyed, and there has been no solution.
Four northern islands
In addition to this incident, some of the Soviet Union's practices are also deeply resented by Japan, after World War II, the Soviet Union sent many japanese troops captured to Siberia to carry out construction, Siberia is a permafrost, the conditions are harsh, even the locals are reluctant to come.
The Japanese prisoners of war starved and froze here, and if they did not work well, they would be punished, and they could not help but cry out in pain and pain, and some Japanese prisoners of war could not stand such harsh conditions and died not long after. Some of the remaining survivors finally suffered until they were sent home, filled with hatred for the Soviets. All in all, these things made the Japanese people have a worse impression of the Soviet Union, and even hated the Soviet Union all the time.
However, before Japan remembers and hates other countries, it should reflect on itself, if it is not ambitious, regardless of whether it launches an unjust war of aggression, how can there be such a day? In the final analysis, this is all Japan's own fault, compared to the cruel treatment of Chinese people, what does Japan have to endure?