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He is right. It was in 45 just after Germans had been defeated.

[inquest]

According to the encyclopedia I have in front of me, the U.S.S.R. declared war on Japan August 8, 1945 - two days after Hiroshima, and one day before Nagasaki. I don't suppose that the Japanese forces in Manchuria were much motivated to fight at that point. Even for the non-death-averse Japanese, I wouldn't imagine they were too inclined to die for an utterly lost cause.