Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa9 August, panguva chaiyo, mazuva 90 pashure pokunge hondo yapera muEurope, Soviet Union yakapinda muhondo kupfurikidza
kupinda muManchuria. Mauto eSoviet akaomeswa muhondo, akasimba miriyoni imwe, akatamisirwa kubva kuEurope, akarwisa mauto eJapan muManchuria ndokurova zvine simba "Kantōgun" yeJapan (Kwantung Army).