On August 15, 1945, Japan announced an unconditional surrender, but the end of the main war, but because the Japanese army in the Hutto Fortress recalcitrant for 11 days. The Japanese army has spent so much effort to build such a fortress and finally became its own.
On August 15, 1945, Japan surrendered. The killing seems to end, but the war of war is still burning in the northeast of the country. A few Japanese troops rely on the fortress and refuse to surrender. On the 26th, this part of the Japanese army was completely paralyzed.
Tiger head, the last position of the Japanese army
In 1931, Japan occupied the three eastern provinces, and the tiger head was favored because of its unique position. It is close to the Ussuri River, such as the dagger, pointing directly to the sea cucumber and Ussuriysk, and the Soviet strategic hub on the east coast (such as the Siberian Railway). In addition, due to the blockage of the eastern part of Manchuria, the mechanized troops It is difficult to pass, so as long as there is an army that will guard the tiger's head, there is a chance to block the attack of the large army.
Tiger head location
The Japanese army has built vast fortifications since then. They are connected by dozens of strip-shaped tunnels, the same as spider webs; the high points are equipped with ancillary equipment, meteorological observatories, communication networks, and other ancillary facilities; important sections are located In the dark channel, the front of the position is a carefully prepared minefield; a large number of materials are hoarded underground, so that the tiger's head fortress is aimed at the ability to be trapped in length.
In 1943, the tiger head was declared a restricted area, and the incoming and outgoing letters had to be censored, and the invading civilians would be subjected to military law enforcement.
The Kwantung Army’s 4th National Border Guard is stationed here. 7,000 officers and men are appointed to 3 regional teams, 12 artillery squadrons and one engineering team. They have 24 heavy artillery, 33 mountain cannons and infantry artillery, and 8 medium-sized mortars. , 18 high-altitude guns and 10 high-altitude machine guns.
For security reasons, the Soviet side built a new railway branch line at 000 17,000 meters. The millimeter-wave heavy artillery threatened the Ussuri River Bridge in Iman (present-day Darièrechinsk, Russia).
In January 1942, in order to attack these new strategic locations, the 400mm howitzer was moved into the fortifications. It was the largest caliber artillery of the Japanese Army. The shells weighed one ton and had a range of more than 20,000 meters.
In 1943, the powerful 240mm train shells were also delivered by rail. The range was 2.5 times that of a 400mm shell. The 150mm cannon and the 240mm howitzer formed a firepower alternative. It has killed three enemy missions, cutting off the Far East Railway and winning time for friendly forces.\
45 In February 1945, with the 4th National Guards as the backbone, the 122nd Division was established, the equipment was also removed. The battle deteriorated in 1944, the Kwantung Army’s elite was sent to the Pacific battlefield, and the missing members were from the Border Guard Make up to make up. The 15th National Border Guard was born on the basis of the left-behind personnel.
Preparation for a critical strike
Departing along the logistics unit, the tiger head surrounded the storm, and on the opposite side, the Soviets were determined to win.
The offensive mission was eventually completed by the 264th Infantry Division (Majors Boris Vinogradov) and the 109th fortification area (Commander Colonel Walvin), a special area for the Soviet Army. Composed of artillery, machine guns, and infantry, and took on the task of defending specific areas, in Iman it was the 57th Guard (2,300 soldiers and six gunships) deployed by the House People’s Committee, and they all took out The power of the artillery unit.
At the same time as the Soviet army smashed the horse, the commander of the 15th National Border Guard, Nishiwaki Takeda, left the headquarters and went to Ji Ning City (now Jixi City) to participate in the 5th Army combat conference. At the meeting, he begged to strengthen the focus on the right, but this request was ignored - the KCRC commander firmly believes that there will be no attack before September.
As early as August 5, a Soviet patrol crossed the border and went 40 kilometers deep into the northeast axis. A floating bridge appeared on the Ussuri River. The news showed real signs, but the Kwantung Army really naively believed that this was only true. Part of the summer exercise.
At 1 am on August 9, the attack began in the sound of the shelling.
Japanese army dying
The warnings over the tiger's head were one after another. Accompanied by the low roar of the motor, the 57th Frontier Police Force of the Soviet Union crossed the Ussuri River, the advance camp of the 1058th Infantry Regiment, and then arrived, followed by the battalion of the 1056th Regiment. Be counted. Hours of fierce battles, two bridgeheads have gradually formed in the north and south of Hutto Town.
Because after the departure of Nishiwaki Daisuke, the acting commander Daisuke Masahiro was unable to understand, he did not know whether this was a local conflict or a total attack by the Soviets. In fact, he was not alone, 6 am that day - 5 hours after the shelling, the Kwantung Army Command was just awakened.
Soon, the 49 bombers of the Soviet Union roared and bombed the fortress for two hours. All of these were fire orders and it was already 11 o'clock. A ton of heavy artillery shells flew to the Iman Bridge, and the bridge bombs were almost broken. The Soviet artillery was all firing.
The 10th Infantry Regiment of the Soviet Army advanced northward from the bridgehead, while the 1058th and 109th fortification areas continued to arrive from the east bank, almost forming a siege of the fortress.
The Japanese army who withdrew from the outpost could only use the night attack. The squadron of the 2nd squadron of the artillery sneaked to the vicinity of the river bank and seized spoils such as saber rifles and pistols. However, the other branch team was not so lucky. They were already solitary. The army found that it was eliminated in the gun battle.
The Soviet Union's 56th 1056th and the first building of the 109th fortification area were involved in the fierce battle in Hutto Town, and they were going to take the dock. The direction of the 1058th group was to the southern suburbs of the southern suburbs, and some of them were wedged into the 1st Squadron of the defenders. Line of defense.
119 Highland encirclement, all contact between the 2nd Squadron of the Infantry and the main force was interrupted, but they relied on fortifications. On the afternoon of the 11th, the 300mm howitzer of the 2nd Squadron of the Japanese Artillery was attacked. The Japanese side was forced to retreat after the bombing of the position.