抗日戰爭後期,中共東北黨組織和抗日聯軍殘部被迫退入蘇境,接受蘇軍的援助和指揮。隨後,以中、朝游擊隊員為主的八十八旅(抗聯教導旅)得以建立,並成為蘇聯遠東軍的一支特種部隊。蘇聯宣布對日作戰後,斯大林決定解散八十八旅,金日成率抗聯部分朝鮮指戰員回國,最終脫離了中共組織,成為蘇聯占領軍的依靠力量。八十八旅的歷史從一個側面反映出二戰後期遠東地區國際反法西斯聯盟及中、蘇、朝之間微妙的相互關係。

In the latter part of the Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese Communist Party Organizationin Northeast China and the remnants of the Anti-Japanese Coalitionthere were forced to withdraw to the Soviet Union, where they accepted the Soviet Army’s support and were placed under its command. Before long, the 88th Brigade(the Training Brigade of the AntiJapanese Coalition) was established—mainly composed of Chinese and Korean guerillas—and became a special force of the Soviet Union’s Far East Army. After the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, Stalin decided to disband the 88th Brigade. Kim П Sung then led some of the Korean officers and soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Coalition back to Korea. They ultimately split off from the CCP organization and became a supporting force for the Soviet Occupation Army. The history of the 88th Brigade from one side reflects the subtle relationships between the International Anti-Fascist Alliance and China, the Soviet Union, and Korea in the Far East during the latter part of the Second World War.