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Which army did Malinovsky crush during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria?

  • Chinese Liberation Army

  • Japanese Kwantung Army

  • Manchu Imperial Army

  • Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist Army

Answer

During the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, Marshal Rodion Malinovsky's 1st Far Eastern Front crushed the Japanese Kwantung Army, which was the largest and best-equipped army in the Japanese Empire. The Soviet victory in Manchuria was a major turning point in the Pacific War, as it paved the way for the Soviet invasion of Korea and the final defeat of Japan.
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