the day. In some areas, the surrender of Japanese soldiers began. On 17 August, the ships that had left Vladivostok the previous day, arrived at the port and the landing of the troops was carried out safely. There were small skirmishes and shootouts with individual groups and subunits of the enemy. The Japanese were taken prisoner, some of their units left the front and tried to go south overland. Around 11:30, a forward detachment of the 25th Army under command of Colonel General Ivan Chistyakov of the 1st Far Eastern Front reached the positions of the landing force. The Seishin Landing Operation had ended. Awards Several hundred soldiers and commanders were awarded. The commander of the 140th reconnaissance unit, Sr. Lt. Viktor Leonov received his second Hero of the Soviet Union on 14 September 1945. Red Army Nurse Mariya Tsukanova, who had been captured and tortured to death by the Japanese, was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union by decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, becoming the only woman that fought in the Soviet-Japanese war to receive the title. References Works cited Japanese Monographs No. 155 (JM-155). Record of Operations against Soviet Russia, Northern and Western Fronts (August – September 1945). Pacific theatre of World War II Battles of World War II involving Japan Battles involving the Soviet Union Japan–Soviet Union relations 1945 in Japan 1945 in the Soviet Union Conflicts in 1945 August 1945 events in Asia