Lightning War in Manchuria: Soviet Military Analysis of the 1945 Far East Campaign.

Lilita I. Dzirkals

Expert InsightsPublished 1976

Presents the initial results of a survey of Soviet military literature on the short but decisive campaign that the Soviets waged against Japanese forces in Manchuria in August 1945. These works examine in great detail the experience of planning, staging, and conducting the campaign. The analyses identify lessons for combat in the Far East and for the theory of modern military operations. Specifically, they view this campaign as an instructive example of successful lightning war. The paper is intended as a guide to the material. It is organized according to the elements in the campaign effort, ranging from plan conceptualization to missions of individual forces. An extensive bibliography is appended as well as a listing of the major commanders of the Soviet forces in the campaign. 116 pp. Bibliog.

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Dzirkals, Lilita I., Lightning War in Manchuria: Soviet Military Analysis of the 1945 Far East Campaign. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1976. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P5589.html.
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