Year of memory and glory: On August 20 in the history

On August 20, 1945 the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR adopted the Decree about ratification of the Charter of United Nations. Advance parties of the 6th Guards tank army of the Transbaikal front entered the cities of Mukden and Changchun where connected to air landings. From this area the 6th tank army was directed on the Liaotung Peninsula. Armies of the 2nd Far East front occupied Harbin, Mulans, Tunkhe and finally broke resistance of the opponent around Gangzi. Armies of the 16th army of the front landed the second landing on the western coast Southern Sakhalin Region near Maok's port and seized it...