mercedo wrote today at 3:57 AM
briangriffith saidWhen the Russians attacked the Japanese army in Manchuria and Korea in the summer of 1945, they encountered little serious resistance and were surprized to receive large-scale surrenders of Japanese troops. True. In 1939 Russian mechanised troops and Japanese infantry division crashed in borders between Russia and Manchuria, known as Nomonhan Incident. Russian army is said to eliminate totally about 60,000 Japanese soldiers.
European and American army was extremely advanced as opposed to a very primitive and poor war equipment in East Asia throughout those days. Japanese tank is as good as real tank with stick-like hose.
I must add one thing in defense of Japanese army there those days. In 1945 Russo-Japan Neutral Pact was still in effect.