Battles of Khalkhin Gol

The Battle of Khalkhin Gol was a battle that was fought between the Soviet Union and Mongolia, against Japan. This battle was fought in Manchuria, located in the northeast of China. The battles happened from 11 May 1939 to 16 September 1939. The Soviets and Mongolians won the battles.

The battle was named after a river located on the battlefield called Khalkhin Gol.

Battles Of Khalkhin Gol Media

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  Mongolian cavalry in the Khalkhin Gol (1939)

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  Mongolian troops fight against a Japanese counterattack on the western beach of the river Khalkhin Gol, 1939

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  Japanese soldiers cross the Khalkhin Gol

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  Destroyed Soviet BA-10 armored car

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  A destroyed Soviet biplane fighter (presumably an I-15 or an I-153)

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  Japanese soldiers cheering alongside captured Soviet AFVs

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  Japanese soldiers posing for a photo with captured Soviet equipment

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  Crew of a BT-5 cavalry tank surrendering to the Japanese

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  The commander of the Soviet 149th Rifle Regiment before the offensive

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  Japanese pilots pictured on a Toyota KC starter truck

Sources

• Coox, Alvin D. (1985). Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939. Two volumes. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-1160-7.
• Kotelnikov, Vladimir R. (2010). Air War Over Khalkhin Gol, The Nomonhan Incident. SAM publications. ISBN 978-1-906959-23-4.
• Zaloga, Steven J. (2007). Japanese Tanks 1939–45. Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84603-091-8.