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Originally Posted by floatingslowly
losing ground in china was demoralizing, but I'm fairly certain that everybody knew that the russians would not have the manpower or stamina to invade Japan proper.
russia knew that the end was coming soon, and without any action on their part (on the eastern front), the US would have post-war claims to manchuria (and consequently, their own backdoor).
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Very good point.
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