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Vol. III No. 50. Delhi, Thursday, Aug. 16, 1945. Reg. No. L5015
Russian Armies Push Deep Into Korea
And Manchuria As Nipponese Quit
Roundup Staff Article
Acting with their usual speed and power, Soviet Armies wasted little time in pushing into Manchuria and Korea this week
after Russia declared war against the tottering Japanese August 8.
Breaking through at several points along a 300-mile line from Hutou to Hunchun the Russian steamroller reported only
"moderate" to "meager" opposition, despite previous stories that the Japs had their best armies in the area.
The Reds attacked both the East and West borders of Manchuria and into Korea, indicating a giant pincers operation.
Within three days after the declaration of war, Soviet troops had fought their way more than 200 miles inside
Jap-held territory, with the main attack down the Chinese Far Eastern Railway.
The railway town of Hailon was reported captured and heavy fighting is in progress beyond the Khingan foothills, natural barrier
protecting the important Nip arsenal and rail center of Harbin. Soviet columns are within 350 miles of Harbin.
1,000,000 SOVIET TROOPS
On Sakhahn Island the Red Army has penetrated Jap territory and "fierce fighting is in progress" according to the
Nips. The Russians, however, have said nothing about their activity in this area.
Russian marines, protected by the Soviet Fleet, poured ashore on Korea,
CHINA GAL
The leggy beauty can-canning above is strictly a G.I. gal.
Her name is June Sabel, veteran of the San Francisco Stage Door Canteen campaign and currently morale booster in the Red Cross at Kunming,
China. The customer, we learn, spent two days making the glass diamond garter she's wearing. Those things require a lot of fittings.
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capturing the Nip naval base at Rashin.
Military observers estimated this week that the Soviet Far Eastern Army is composed of at least 1,000,000 troops
back by a substantial air force. The Japanese, it was estimated, have about 2,000,000 troops spread through China, Manchuria and
Korea, including the Kwantung army, believed to be Japan's best trained and best equipped force.
‘TOO BUSY’
Moscow, in one of its few statements about the war, announced that Marshal Alexander Vasilevasky is the top commander
of the Far Eastern Army. Under him are Marshal Rodion Malinovsky and Marshal Kirill Meretskov. All three are veterans of the war
against Germany.
Russia's declaration came as a surprise to most of the world including the japs, who had matters atomic on their minds.
Just seven hours before Foreign Minister Molotov announced a state of war. Hong Kong radio confidentially announced that Russia was
"too busy" to join the conflict.
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