Battles of Khalkhin Gol 1939
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 11 May 1939 – 16 September 1939 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1939 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | Mongolia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Soviet–Japanese border conflicts | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Empire of Japan, Manchukuo, Mongolian People's Republic, Soviet Union | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 47.7303, 118.5900 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battles of Khalkhin Gol (Russian: Бои на Халхин-Голе, romanized: Boy na Khalkhin-Gole; Mongolian: Халхын голын байлдаан, romanized: Khalkhyn golyn baildaan), known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident (Japanese: ノモンハン事件, Hepburn: Nomonhan jiken) 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. The Soviet offensive, led by general Georgy Zhukov, utilized airplanes, tanks, and infantry in a simultaneous three-pronged offensive, the first of its kind in modern warfare. Similar tactics were later used during Operation Uranus at the Battle of Stalingrad.
The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact was later signed in April 1941. The decisive Soviet victory altered the eventual course of World War II by dissuading the Empire of Japan from any further confrontation with the Soviet Union under its Hokushin-ron (strike north) doctrine. During World War II, Japan favored the Nanshin-ron (strike south) strategy, attacking Southeast Asia rather than Siberia, eventually leading to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and American entry into World War II in December 1941.
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