<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-1945, ama-howitzers oHlobo 96 athuthelwa eManchuria i-Koto Fortress ukuze aqinise ukuzivikela kwamaJapane ekulungiseleleni ukuhlasela kweSoviet. Ibutho laseJapane lalakha izinqaba eziyisishiyagalombili emngceleni weSoviet Union, lapho inqaba yaseKoto eMfuleni i - Ussuri yayinamandla kakhulu. Izinqaba ezinkulu, ezifana neMaginot Line, zazigadwe yi-4th Border Guard Unit. Abasebenzi abangu-1400 babenamabhethri amabili ezibhamu zasendle nama-howitzers, isibhamu sikaloliwe sohlobo lwe-90 240 mm, kanye ne-Experimental 41-cm Howitzer. Lapho iButho EliBomvu lihlasela izikhundla zamaJapane ezizungeze inqaba yaseKoto ku-Operation August Storm  <response>: ngo-August 1945, iqembu labagibeli labulawa. 