<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Ngo-1945, ama-howitzers oHlobo 96 athuthelwa eManchuria iKoto 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 eduze nenqaba yaseKoto ngo  <response>: I-Operation August Storm ngo-August 1945, iqembu lacekelwa phansi. 