Shana Village was located on Iturup (Etorofu) in the Showa era, before 1945. It was the administrative capital of the Kuril islands. There was a village hospital, an Etorofu Fisheries factory, a radio tower of the post office with a radio receiving antenna. The …

Although by the terms of Article (2c) of the 1951 San Francisco treaty, Japan renounced all rights to the Kuril Islands, the Japanese government claims that the islands of Kunashiri, Etorofu, Shikotan and Habomai are not part of the Kuril Islands but "Northern Territories".

The Etorofu-class escort ships (択捉型海防艦, Etorofu-gata kaibōkan) were a group of fourteen kaibōkan escort vessels built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Eight of the fourteen ships were sunk during the war.

Iturup (en ruso: Итуруп, Ostrov Iturup; [1] en japonés: 択捉島, Etorofu-tō [2] ) es la isla más grande del archipiélago de las Kuriles, con una superficie de 3.139 km².

Also known as Staten Island or Etorofu Island. On the eastern center of the island is Kasatka Bay (Hitokappu Bay) . Prewar and during World War II, part of Japan .

Aug 21, 2024 · I'm the first ship of the Etorofu-class coastal defense ships, Etorofu. I'm an improved version of my seniors, the Shimushu-class. My engine power and depth charge equipment were improved.

The Japanese Etorofu in May 1943. Kaibōkan (海防艦, "sea defence ship") or coastal defense ship [FN 1] was a type of naval ship used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II for escort duty and coastal defense. [1] The term escort ship was used by the United States Navy to describe this category of Japanese ships. [2]

The Northern Territories, consisting of four islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habomai, are an inherent territory of Japan, which have never been held by foreign countries. However, on August 9, 1945, the Soviet Union, in violation of the Neutrality Pact that was still in force between Japan and the Soviet Union, opened the war with ...

Iturup (russisch Итуруп; japanisch 択捉島 Etorofu-tō) ist eine Insel des Kurilen-Archipels. Die Insel gehört de facto zu Russland, wird aber von Japan als Teil der Unterpräfektur Nemuro, Hokkaidō beansprucht.

Sep 27, 2022 · In August 2021, Russia announced a vast construction project to build more than 50 new pieces of military infrastructure on the Kuril Islands including seven new barracks on Etorofu and Kunashiri, temporally corresponding to many of the smaller outlying buildings added on to the observed complexes.