Battles of Khalkhin Gol
The Battles of Khalkhin Gol (Russian: Бои на Халхин-Голе; Mongolian: Халхын голын байлдаан) were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts involving the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan and Manchukuo in 1939. The conflict was named after the river Khalkhin Gol, which passes through the battlefield. In Japan, the decisive battle of the conflict is known as the Nomonhan Incident (ノモンハン事件, Nomonhan jiken) after Nomonhan, a nearby village on the border between Mongolia and Manchuria. The battles resulted in the defeat of the Japanese Sixth Army.
| Battles of Khalkhin Gol/Nomonhan | |||||||||
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| Part of the Soviet–Japanese border conflicts (until 1939) and World War II | |||||||||
Japanese infantrymen near wrecked Soviet armored vehicles, July 1939 | |||||||||
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Soviet Union Mongolia |
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| Strength | |||||||||
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61,860–73,961
4,000 trucks 1,921 horses and camels (Mongol only) |
~30,000-75,000(includes Manchu forces)
1,000 trucks 2,708 horses | ||||||||
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Manpower: 24,903 combat 752-2,276 noncombat 556–990 Equipment: 208 aircraft lost 253 tanks destroyed or crippled 133 armored cars destroyed 96 mortars and artillery 49 tractors and prime movers 652 trucks and other motor vehicles significant animal casualties |
Manpower: 17,364-17,716 combat 2,350 noncombat 2,895 (Soviet claim) Equipment: 162 aircraft lost 29 tanks destroyed or crippled 7 tankettes destroyed 72 artillery pieces (field guns only) 2,330 horses killed, injured, or sick significant motor vehicle losses | ||||||||
Khalkhin Gol/Nomonhan Location within Mongolia Khalkhin Gol/Nomonhan Khalkhin Gol/Nomonhan (Inner Mongolia) | |||||||||
| Events leading to World War II |
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