Japanese evacuation of Karafuto and the Kuril Islands

Japan evacuated its civilian population and military forces from Karafuto (Sakhalin) and the Chishima (Kuril) islands, to the northwest of the Japanese main islands, in the final months of the Pacific theater of World War II. == Timeline == === Karafuto === The operation began with the crossing of the Horonai (Poronai) Japanese frontier river post and bombardment of the Handenzawa Japanese land frontier post in Shikuka district, as well as the advance to the north of Koton (now Pobedino), a powerful fortified district (FD). Severe fighting with heavy losses on both sides continued for over a week, with Soviet troops breaking the Japanese defenses on 18 August.

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