1939-05-11 - 1939-09-16

Battles of Khalkhin Gol

Khalkhin GolEastern Mongolia · The Soviet-Mongolian and Japanese-Manchukuo border war ended in a decisive Japanese defeat and weakened the northward strategy.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Fall of Canton
  2. Japanese occupation of Hainan
  3. Nanchang campaign
  4. Battles of Khalkhin GolCurrent record
  5. Bain Tsagan fighting at Khalkhin Gol
  6. Soviet-Mongolian offensive at Khalkhin Gol
  7. First Changsha campaign
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Context

Khalkhin Gol places Mongolia as a battlefield of Soviet-Japanese strategy rather than a passive backdrop. Japan pressed the border through Manchukuo but suffered a major defeat against Soviet-Mongolian counterattack.

Sources

The Encyclopedia.com entry, Commons map, and U.S. Command and General Staff College study are linked together.

Media

Khalkhin Gol battle map, August 1939Visual recordKhalkhin Gol battle map, August 1939A map describing terrain and movements in the August 1939 Khalkhin Gol fighting.

Source Trail

ReferenceEncyclopedia.com · Khalkin-Gol, Battle ofOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Battle of Khalkhin Gol categoryOpen sourceMilitary StudyCommand and General Staff College · Soviet Application of Operational Art in the Khalkhin Gol CampaignOpen source