What the records say
- When
- 11 May 1939 – 19 Sep 1939
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.77° N, 118.76° E
- Description
- 1939 military history
Battles of Khalkhin Gol
1939 border clashes between Imperial Japan and the Soviet Union
The Battles of Khalkhin Gol, known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident after Nomonhan Burd Obo, were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts which involved the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan, and Manchukuo in 1939. The conflict is named after the river Khalkhin Gol, which passes through the battlefield.
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