Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Soviet Union yakarwisana nemiganhu miviri mipfupi, isingazivikanwi yemuganhu neJapan muna 1938 uye zvakare muna 1939, ipapo yakaramba isina kwayakarerekera kuburikidza neSoviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact yaApril 1941, kusvika munaAugust 1945 apo iyo (uye Mongolia) yakabatana nevamwe vose veAllies uye
vakapinda munharaunda yeManchukuo, China, Inner Mongolia, dziviriro yeJapan yeKorea nenharaunda yainzi neJapan yakaita seSouth Sakhalin.