1941, Soviet is still focus on Western front with German, so no T-34, KV arrive in Eastern front. After German surrender, Soviet begin attack Japanese and Kwangtung Army is defeated badly due they never against such strong army before while Soviet army with full experience after against German and far powerful vehicles and personel warfare equipment than Japanese land army.
Kwangtung Army, despite it has good manpower number, 1.320.000 men, but only one armored division (too few for an army), 32 infantry divisions, 6 independent brigades, and up to 25 security battalions. More over, many of these soldiers are semi-conscripts, recruits with poor equipment when engage Soviet army, because most of their best soldiers were send to Pacific front.
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