About the book: 1982 / In the summer of 1945, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, General A.P. Beloborodov was appointed commander of the 1st Red Banner Army of the 1st Far Eastern Front, with which he participated in the Manchurian strategic offensive operation, which ended in the defeat and surrender of the Japanese Kwantung Army. The book tells about the army's breakthrough through the impenetrable taiga, about the rapid actions of advanced detachments, about the assault on long-term enemy fortifications, about the courage, audacity and resourcefulness of soldiers, commanders and political workers who crushed the enemy in a matter of days. The book is intended for the general reader.