On this day, 80 years ago, on August 9, 1945 (July 2, 1945, the Soviet Union's million-strong army attacked the Japanese army in Northeast China. Marshal Vasilevsky (left), Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Army of the Soviet Red Army, talked with representatives of the Japanese Kwantung Army (right) about the surrender of the Japanese army. At 0:10 on August 9, 1945, the Soviet Union's million-dollar army crossed the Sino-Soviet and China-Mongolia border in four routes and launched a full-scale attack on the Kanto, where Japan was stationed in the Northeast Army. At the same time, the Soviet Navy's Pacific Fleet also landed in northern Korea and the Kuril Islands to cooperate with the army. In the face of the powerful Soviet offensive, the Kwantung Army retreated step by step. After the Yalta Conference in February, the Soviet Supreme Command began preparations for war against Japan. By early August, more than 1.5 million troops, more than 26,000 artillery pieces, 5500 tanks, and 5000 aircraft had been deployed on the northeastern border, and the total strength far exceeded that of the Japanese Kwantung Army. On August 15, the Emperor of Japan broadcast an edict of surrender. On the 17th, Marshal of the Soviet Union and Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Army Vasilevsky issued an ultimatum to the Japanese army, asking the Japanese army to lay down their weapons and surrender. On the 18th, the commander of the Kwantung Army, Otsuzo Yamada, ordered the surrender to the Soviet Army. On the 20th, the Kwantung Army began to disarm the Soviet Army. As of August 30, the Kwantung Army in northeastern China and northern Korea had all been disarmed, and the Soviet war against Japan ended. The air force of the Soviet Red Army is bombing the tanks of the Soviet Red Army, which are fiercely attacked by the Japanese army in the northeast of China. This is the scene when the Soviet Red Army liberated Dalian and was warmly welcomed by the people of Dalian. On August 8, 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, the Potsdam Proclamation, urging Japan to surrender unconditionally. In the spring of 1945, the Soviet Army had gathered troops in the Far East in accordance with the Yalta Agreement. The Soviet Army's troops in the Far East reached 80 divisions. During the Potsdam Conference, the issue of war against Japan was discussed. The Soviet Army captured Shenyang, the Soviet Army captured Lushun, and the Soviet Army captured Harbin.