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  • The Great War War Against Japan (Season 2, Episode 9)
  • TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Drama, History

The Great War

War Against Japan (Season 2, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Drama, History

In exchange for territorial concessions Stalin agreed to join the war against Japan within 90 days of Germany's surrender negating the 1941 armistice with Japan. Exactly ninety days later Soviet forces invaded Manchuria, a region critical ...See moreIn exchange for territorial concessions Stalin agreed to join the war against Japan within 90 days of Germany's surrender negating the 1941 armistice with Japan. Exactly ninety days later Soviet forces invaded Manchuria, a region critical to Japan for fuel and other raw materials. Despite major logistical challenges including a mountain barrier, the battle hardened Soviets achieved rapid victories against the obsolete Japanese forces. Coupled with the nuclear bombing of the Japanese homeland, the Japnaese finally decided to consider surrender. But the Japanese delayed, first hoping to negotiate better surrender terms and then failing to call a prompt cease fire after their surrender. During the interim Soviet forces were able to occupy and retain after the war Sakhalin and the Kiril islands. Written by David Foss See less
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Sep 6, 2012 (United States)

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15 cast members
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Anatoliy Bogush
Self - Narrator (voice: Russian version) Self - Narrator (voice: Russian version)   See fewer
Olga Radchuk
Self - Narrator (voice: Russian version) Self - Narrator (voice: Russian version)   See fewer
David Riley
Self - Narrator (voice: UK version) Self - Narrator (voice: UK version)   See fewer
Evgeniy Sinchukov
Self - Narrator (voice: Russian version) Self - Narrator (voice: Russian version)   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self - Prime Minister of Great Britain (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Great Britain (archive footage)   See fewer
Hirohito
Self - Emperor of Japan (archive footage) Self - Emperor of Japan (archive footage)   See fewer
Rodion Malinovsky
Self - Soviet Marshal (archive footage) Self - Soviet Marshal (archive footage)   See fewer
George C. Marshall
Self - U.S. General (archive footage) Self - U.S. General (archive footage)   See fewer
Kirill Meretskov
Self - Soviet Marshal (archive footage) Self - Soviet Marshal (archive footage)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - President of U.S.A. (archive footage) Self - President of U.S.A. (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Stalin
Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage) Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage)   See fewer
Kantaro Suzuki
Self - Prime Minister of Japan (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Japan (archive footage)   See fewer
Hideki Tôjô
Self - Prime Minister of Japan (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Japan (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry S. Truman
Self - President of U.S.A. (archive footage) Self - President of U.S.A. (archive footage)   See fewer
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Self - Soviet Marshal (archive footage) Self - Soviet Marshal (archive footage)   See fewer
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