[2] With the start of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria 9 August 1945, the Red Army immediately pierced in the sector of 135th division, manned by 15th border guards group at Hutou.45°58′44″N 133°39′40″E / 45.979°N 133.661°E / 45.979; 133.661 The 15th border guards group was assigned to 135th division at the beginning of the battle.

Some of the required bayonets and swords of the division were forged locally from the available material like the steel salvaged from automotive suspensions.

The artillery of the 135th division was the worst among 5th army, with only about two-thirds complement represented by Type 41 75 mm Cavalry Guns, trench mortars and other miscellaneous weapons.

Before the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, the Kwantung Army command has estimated the 135th division being at 15% of the nominal combat strength.

The majority of the troops of the 135th division were taken prisoner by Red Army and sent to the Siberian labour camps.