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10 August to begin its attack early on the following morning. Aihun, Sunwu, and Hsunho were scheduled to be captured by the end of 11 August. That night, the operational groups moved forward to their attack starting positions. The attack began early in the morning under the cover of an artillery bombardment, as reconnaissance and assault detachments from the first echelons of the operational groups crossed the Amur, capturing bridgeheads near
Sakhalian, Aihun, and Holomoching, coming into contact with Japanese outposts and covering forces. The 3rd and 12th Rifle Divisions commenced crossing the river shortly afterwards, less one regiment, east and west of Konstantinovka; the 396th Division and 368th Regiment near Blagoveshchensk and the 101st Fortified Region crossed south of Blagoveshchensk.
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regiment, moved south and bypassed Sunwu, advancing to cut the Sunwu–Peian road. Taking advantage of the tank attack, the 396th
Division and 368th Regiment advanced on Sunwu from the north, surrounding most of the 135th Brigade in the Aihun Fortified Region. A forward detachment was formed around the
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Fierce fighting took place on 14 and 15 August for the main fortified regions east and north of Sunwu. Supported by the 73rd Tank
Brigade, the 3rd and 12th Divisions broke through Japanese defenses at Shenwutan, scattering a detachment from the 269th Regiment, and driving another back towards Nanyang
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and harassing attacks across the Amur, capturing several of the river's islands. The main bodies of the operational groups were placed in concentration areas, located 12–17 miles (19–27 km) in the army's rear. Due to the rapid advance of the other Soviet forces, Purkayev ordered the army late on
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Division's second echelon 614th Rifle Regiment and the 101st Fortified Region were tasked with reducing the Aihun and Sunwu fortified regions, as the operational groups marched in two routes towards Nencheng and Peian, more than 93 miles (150 kilometers) apart. The advance was slowed
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Japanese advanced positions south of Holomoching and north of Aihun on 12 August, as reinforcements landed. Sufficient troops to
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battalions were attached to the lead detachments of the operational groups to speed up the advance. For the next several days, the bypassed
Japanese troops continued to defend the Sakhalian, Aihun and Sunwu fortified regions, launching frequent attacks against the Soviet troops. After further heavy
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and 258th and 259th Rifle
Brigades became part of the army. In March the 95th SmAD was disbanded and its units directly subordinated to the army's VVS. The 96th SmAD was converted into an IAD in May. In July, the 96th and 204th Rifle Divisions were shipped to the Eastern Front and the 17th and 41st
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August. For the invasion, the army had a strength of 240 tanks and self-propelled guns, as well as 1,270 guns and mortars, and occupied a 612-mile (985 km) sector. It numbered 54,000 men out of a nominal strength of 59,000. The army's three rifle divisions were at around 90% of their nominal
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Divisions, and the 73rd and 74th Tank Brigades, was positioned in the army's center and on its left flank. It was to attack south across the Amur from Konstantinovka to capture Sunwu and its fortifications, then advance south through
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initially tasked the army with defending the
Blagoveshchensk area from Japanese attack, in cooperation with the Amur Flotilla's Zee-Bureysk Brigade and separate battalions of river ships. When the main Soviet attacks achieved success, the army was to launch an assault crossing of the
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to Harbin. Another group with the 396th Rifle
Division, the 368th Mountain Rifle Regiment, and the 258th Tank Brigade was to launch a supporting drive across the Amur from the Blagoveshchensk area, take the fortified regions of Sakhalian and Aihun, and advance south to
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strength, with around 9,000 to 10,000 men each; the 3rd and 12th Divisions were slightly larger than the 396th. The 101st Fortified Region numbered 6,000 men and was almost at full strength. The army included three tank brigades (the 73rd, 74th, and 258th) and three
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999:, formed from the 2nd Far Eastern Front on 10 September. It was disbanded there in November 1945, the headquarters officially dissolving on 15 December. The 390th and 396th Divisions were disbanded with the army, while the 3rd and 12th Divisions transferred to the
531:, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, on 22 June 1941, a directive dated 25 June transferred the 59th Tank and 69th Motorized Divisions by rail to the Eastern Front. On 28 June the 31st SmAD departed for the Eastern Front, and remaining units, including the
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formally surrendered on 18 August, while the operational groups slowly advanced south, capturing Nencheng and Peian on 20 and 21 August, before moving towards Qiqihar and Harbin. The army reached Qiqihar on 21 August, where it linked up with troops from the
955:, Japanese resistance slackened on 17 and 18 August, and many defenders surrendered or were destroyed. Around Sunwu, a total of 17,061 Japanese military personnel were captured, while 4,520 soldiers at Aihun did not surrender until 20 August.
407:. It included the 3rd and 12th Rifle Divisions and the 69th Motorized Division (the former 69th Rifle Division, stationed in the Blagoveshchensk area). The 34th, 35th, and 78th Rifle Divisions became part of the 15th Army. Lieutenant General
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January 1942. The 95th IAD became an SmAD again in December. In January the 82nd BAD briefly transferred to the VVS of the Far Eastern Front, but transferred back to the army's VVS in February. Around the same time the
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intensify the attack had arrived on the other bank of the Amur by 13 August, allowing the 3rd Rifle Division and 74th Tank Brigade to penetrate the Japanese defenses held by the
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Hill, just east of Sunwu, and attacking the 123rd Division's main forces in the Sunwu Fortified Region. Meanwhile, the 74th Tank Brigade, reinforced by a rifle
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back towards the main fortified region at Aihun, while small Japanese forces were destroyed by troops crossing the river father north at Huma and Santaoka.
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previously awarded to the front. The army, redesignated as the 2nd Independent Red Banner Army (2nd OKA), still under Konev's command, was headquartered at
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replaced Sergeyev on 11 March. By 22 June the army also included the 101st Blagoveshchensk and the Ust-Bureysk Fortified Regions.
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1940:(in Russian). Moscow: Military Historical Department of the Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff.
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74th Brigade to pursue the Japanese remnants southwest along the Nencheng road.
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1882:Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской
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2056:(in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Archived from
1889:] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing.
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415:(SmAD) was formed from its 26th Mixed Aviation Brigade. In March 1941, the
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was formed in the Khabarovsk area as part of the army. Lieutenant General
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All Fighter Aviation Regiments of Stalin. The First Complete Encyclopedia
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in July. The army's composition remained constant for most of 1944; the
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Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, Part III (January–December 1943)
1792:– mechcorps.rkka.ru was the website of Russian historian Yevgeny Drig (
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5th Separate Aeronautical Battalion of Aerostatic Artillery Observation
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Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, Part V (January–September 1945)
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Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, Part IV (January–December 1944)
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391:. Subordinated to the 2nd OKA, the group operationally controlled the
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adjacent to its sector of the border, and advancing into Manchuria to
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Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013).
1864:] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Minneapolis: Eastview Publications.
1839:] (in Russian). Vol. 1. Minneapolis: Eastview Publications.
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1986:Боевой состав Советской армии: Часть IV (Январь – декабрь 1944 г.)
1948:Боевой состав Советской армии: Часть II (Январь-декабрь 1942 года)
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1748:Все истребительные авиаполки Сталина. Первая полная энциклопедия
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1929:Боевой состав Советской армии: Часть I (июнь-декабрь 1941 года)
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Dvoinykh, L.V.; Kariaeva, T.F.; Stegantsev, M.V., eds. (1993).
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Dvoinykh, L.V.; Kariaeva, T.F.; Stegantsev, M.V., eds. (1991).
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2050:А против Японо-Маньчжурских войск в период 9–20.8.45 г."
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Ivan Konev, who commanded the army between 1938 and 1940
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2029:] (in Russian). Moscow/St. Petersburg: Letny sad.
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995:. After the war, the army briefly became part of the
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became army commander on 22 June. On 27 August, the
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1832:Центральный государственный архив Советской армии
1227:"2nd Army, Far East Front, Red Army 22 June 1941"
697:801st Separate Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion
574:November, the 1st and 2nd Rifle Brigades and the
566:, the 95th IAD had become the 95th SmAD, and the
2085:. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas.
403:) Red Banner Army (2nd KA) was headquartered at
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718:9th Separate Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
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1755:] (in Russian). Moscow: Yauza-Eksmo.
1411:Gurkin, Shchitov-Izotov & Volkov 1966
1399:Gurkin, Shchitov-Izotov & Volkov 1966
1387:Gurkin, Shchitov-Izotov & Volkov 1966
1375:Gurkin, Shchitov-Izotov & Volkov 1966
1363:Gurkin, Shchitov-Izotov & Volkov 1966
1351:Gurkin, Shchitov-Izotov & Volkov 1966
1339:Gurkin, Shchitov-Izotov & Volkov 1966
1139:Dvoinykh, Kariaeva, Stegantsev, eds. 1993
1127:Dvoinykh, Kariaeva, Stegantsev, eds. 1993
1112:Dvoinykh, Kariaeva, Stegantsev, eds. 1991
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1837:Central State Archive of the Soviet Army
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2044:Mozhayev, Major General Semyon (1945).
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364:during its existence, as well as the
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1926:Gurkin, V.V.; Malanin, K.A. (1963).
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1808:[69th Motorized Division].
1225:Niehorster, Leo (22 October 2015).
578:and Blagoveshchensk separate rifle
503:36th Heavy Bridge Engineer Regiment
371:Elements of the army fought in the
2002:Gurkin, V.V.; et al. (1990).
1983:Gurkin, V.V.; et al. (1988).
1964:Gurkin, V.V.; et al. (1972).
1945:Gurkin, V.V.; et al. (1966).
1695:[Teryokhin Makar Fomich].
1009:Transbaikal-Amur Military District
795:and the 355th Division joined the
694:1140th Separate Artillery Regiment
691:1129th Separate Artillery Regiment
688:1120th Separate Artillery Regiment
623:2nd Red Banner Army (1 April 1945)
441:2nd Red Banner Army (22 June 1941)
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844:, reduce or isolate the Japanese
754:277th Separate Engineer Battalion
685:388th Separate Artillery Regiment
682:147th Separate Artillery Regiment
550:September, the army included the
336:and operationally controlled the
27:Soviet field army of World War II
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2016:(in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat.
1997:(in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat.
1978:(in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat.
1959:(in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat.
1804:Drig, Yevgeny (6 January 2012).
987:was transferred to the army by 3
860:, and advance south through the
679:42nd Separate Artillery Regiment
334:People's Commissariat of Defense
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2066:, fond 304, opus 7008, file 76)
1770:Drig, Yevgeny (12 March 2007).
1045:(11 March 1941 – December 1945)
991:September 1945, along with the
923:135th Independent Mixed Brigade
215:2nd Independent Red Banner Army
2514:Special Red Banner Far Eastern
2021:Kuzelenkov, V.N., ed. (2005).
1774:[59th Tank Division].
1141:, pp. 353, 357, 364, 372.
1038:(22 June 1940 – 11 March 1941)
933:, artillery battalion, and an
819:, the army became part of the
537:95th Fighter Aviation Division
1:
997:Far Eastern Military District
904:The main offensive began on 9
757:10th Pontoon Bridge Battalion
650:12th Amurskaya Rifle Division
556:82nd Bomber Aviation Division
533:3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment
527:. Following the beginning of
497:550th Heavy Howitzer Regiment
491:42nd Corps Artillery Regiment
471:12th Amurskaya Rifle Division
432:Garrison duty in the Far East
292:and controlled troops in the
1812:(in Russian). Archived from
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817:Soviet invasion of Manchuria
803:Soviet invasion of Manchuria
797:Chuguyevka Operational Group
509:5th Armoured Train Battalion
506:2nd Armoured Train Battalion
500:2nd Bridge Engineer Regiment
413:31st Mixed Aviation Division
272:Far Eastern Red Banner Front
227:Soviet invasion of Manchuria
180:2-ya Krasnoznamennaya armiya
1806:"69 моторизованная дивизия"
1511:"2-й Дальневосточный фронт"
1254:"2-я Краснознаменная армия"
340:. The 2nd OKA included the
274:. It was commanded by then-
194:that served as part of the
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2079:Glantz, David M. (1998).
2046:"Журнал боевых действий 2
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1315:Gurkin & Malanin 1963
1303:Gurkin & Malanin 1963
1291:Gurkin & Malanin 1963
1213:Gurkin & Malanin 1963
949:18th Mixed Aviation Corps
393:Northern Pacific Flotilla
169:2-я Краснознамённая армия
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43:July 1938 – December 1945
993:32nd Guards Tank Brigade
985:5th Separate Rifle Corps
830:self-propelled artillery
554:Rifle Division, and the
338:Amur Red Banner Flotilla
318:Jewish Autonomous Oblast
1031:(July 1938 – June 1940)
919:123rd Infantry Division
815:In preparation for the
494:114th Howitzer Regiment
481:69th Motorized Division
373:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
286:Order of the Red Banner
201:The army was formed at
132:Order of the Red Banner
18:2nd Army (Soviet Union)
2682:Guards Tank/Mechanized
1911:. London: Frank Cass.
901:
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673:101st Fortified Region
570:had been created. By 1
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81:1,270 guns and mortars
1772:"59 танковая дивизия"
1693:"Терёхин Макар Фомич"
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781:355th Rifle Divisions
709:465th Mortar Regiment
706:181st Mortar Regiment
257:
111:Invasion of Manchuria
1646:, pp. 203, 208.
1500:, pp. 194, 196.
1023:Komkor (promoted to
981:390th Rifle Division
669:396th Rifle Division
664:355th Rifle Division
659:345th Rifle Division
654:342nd Rifle Division
564:204th Rifle Division
529:Operation Barbarossa
362:78th Rifle Divisions
2519:Red Banner Caucasus
1598:, pp. 275–278.
1577:, pp. 270–272.
1562:, pp. 262–263.
1550:, pp. 164–165.
1260:on 22 December 2012
1171:, pp. 874–875.
1129:, pp. 446–447.
1114:, pp. 394–395.
1067:, pp. 106–110.
1041:Lieutenant General
1034:Lieutenant General
1005:1st Red Banner Army
608:96th Rifle Division
381:Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
161:2nd Red Banner Army
35:2nd Red Banner Army
2060:on 6 January 2018.
1644:Gurkin et al. 1990
1498:Gurkin et al. 1990
1486:Gurkin et al. 1990
1474:Gurkin et al. 1988
1462:Gurkin et al. 1972
1450:Gurkin et al. 1972
1438:Gurkin et al. 1972
1426:Gurkin et al. 1990
1025:Komandarm 2nd rank
902:
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742:6th Armoured Train
739:5th Armoured Train
735:258th Tank Brigade
647:3rd Rifle Division
476:59th Tank Division
466:3rd Rifle Division
417:59th Tank Division
280:(Corps commander)
260:
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1810:mechcorps.rkka.ru
1782:on 22 August 2012
1776:mechcorps.rkka.ru
1711:"Makar Teryokhin"
1680:Feskov et al 2013
1668:Feskov et al 2013
1656:Feskov et al 2013
1036:Vsevolod Sergeyev
874:Sungari Offensive
764:
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725:73rd Tank Brigade
634:Far Eastern Front
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409:Vsevolod Sergeyev
366:fortified regions
196:Far Eastern Front
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