Transferring from the west alongside the new 1st Red Banner Army commander, Afanasy Beloborodov, Major General Kornily Cherepanov took command of the division before the invasion of Manchuria. When the Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 9, 1945, the division, now in 26th Rifle Corps, joined in the advance into Manchuria. In preparation it was reinforced with a battalion of 13 SU-76s and also had the following assets attached: