During World War II, the Japanese Navy suffered a lot of hardships in the Pacific Theater for the United States, the world's largest power, and although it was eventually won a difficult victory, it also suffered huge losses. However, compared with the navy and air force, the Japanese imperialist army is the elite division.
Britain and the United States have learned the power of the Japanese army in the Southeast Asian and Pacific theaters. Although the equipment of the Japanese army is obviously different from that of the United States and Britain, the Japanese Army, which has been brainwashed by the spirit of Bushido, has fully carried forward the spirit of not being afraid of death, and the Long Live Charge Has caused heavy losses to the British and American coalition forces. This is also an important reason why Britain and the United States are reluctant to land in Japan.
The Red Army of the Soviet Union is very experienced in combat and has the spirit of not being afraid of death. With a large-scale group army and advanced weapons and equipment, the "bean" tanks against the Japanese army obviously occupied an absolute advantage, and the Soviet Union also had a strong air force cover and logistical supply.
Is that because the Kwantung Army is too weak? In fact, it is not, the Kwantung Army is Japan's elite unit, the strongest combat effectiveness and the best equipped unit in Japan. The "918" incident, which shocked China and foreign countries, was single-handedly created by the Kwantung Army, and it also played the role of the main force in the war of aggression against China.
The news of the defeat spread among the Japanese army, many Japanese committed suicide, but there are still many Japanese who did not commit suicide, because they know that suicide has no meaning, who will issue you a martyr's certificate after death, the Japanese government will not have it, and who will send it?
A large number of Japanese troops laid down their arms, were captured by the Soviets, and were taken to Soviet prisoner-of-war camps for logging, agriculture, and industrial production. He was eventually released by the Soviet Union and returned to Japan.
The Soviet army's operations against Japan, unlike the American army, the Soviet army first eradicated the combat ability of the other side, and made the other side incapable of fighting. The U.S. military is covering the entire battlefield with plenty of ammunition. A large number of people killed each other. Very few people were captured.
Of course, in fact, the Japanese Kwantung Army is not so vulnerable, in fact, until August 19, the Soviet Red Army did not completely encircle the Kwantung Army, but at this time Japan has announced its surrender, so if the Kwantung Army has been stubbornly resisting, then the war will continue, the Kwantung Army will not lose so quickly, many Kwantung Army was captured because Japan has surrendered, took the initiative to lay down the weapons. But the results will not change.