Soviet Invasion of Alaska (The Era of Relative Peace)

The Soviet Invasion of Alaska was a major Soviet Armed Forces operation that took place in the U.S. State of Alaska. The primary objective of the invasion was not to annex or regain Alaska but to capture vital U.S. Air Force bases, oil fields, and supply networks that would enable the Soviet Air Force to conduct bombing raids across major cities in the west coast of the United States and Canada. The invasion occurred simultaneously with Soviet limited amphibious assaults in Washington State and the Canadian Province of British Columbia. Later in the war, the People's Republic of China would an expeditionary force to support the Soviets as increased guerrilla activity occurred in the occupied areas of Alaska. Soviet and Chinese forces eventually withdrew after the Alaska Campaign was deemed to costly for both sides just prior to the Second Chinese Civil War and the Soviet countercoup.