Soviet soldiers on the bank of the Songhua River in Harbin. The Japanese-occupied city was liberated by Soviet troops on August 20, 1945. Some 700,000 Soviet troops occupied Manchuria by the time Japan surrendered.

Soviet troops Manchuria

A convoy of trucks loaded with Soviet occupation troops pass a female soldier who waves them on to Berlin - as the sign behind her indicates... Apparently the siege for the city is over.

On to Berlin

After the fall of Berlin, the remnants of the German defenders emerge from the bunker and lay down their arms to the elated Soviet forces.