Nomonhan Incident

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The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet–Japanese border war
border conflict
military conflict
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Mongolian People’s Army
Soviet Red Army
linked to: Red Army
cause border dispute between Manchukuo and Mongolia
conflicting territorial claims along Khalkhin Gol
commander Georgy Zhukov
Michitarō Komatsubara
conflictIn World War II prelude
consequence Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941
deterrence of further Japanese expansion into Siberia
countryInvolved Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Mongolia
Soviet Union
date 1939
encouragedDoctrine Japanese Nanshin-ron (Southern Expansion Doctrine)
endDate 1939-09
hasAlias Battle of Khalkhin Gol
Khalkhin Gol conflict
Nomonhan War
linked to: Nomonhan Incident
historicalPeriod interwar period
pre–World War II Asia
influenced Japanese decision to sign the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy
Japanese strategic shift toward southern expansion in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
location Khalkhin Gol river
Nomonhan area
border between Mongolia and Manchukuo
militaryTacticUsed Soviet combined-arms offensive
encirclement operations
notableCommander Georgy Zhukov
notableFeature decisive encirclement of Japanese forces in August 1939
large-scale use of tanks and aircraft in remote steppe terrain
opponent Japan
Mongolia
Soviet Union
opposedDoctrine Japanese Hokushin-ron (Northern Expansion Doctrine)
partOf Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
precedes Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941
relatedTo Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
World War II in the Pacific
linked to: Pacific War
result Japanese defeat
decisive Soviet victory
scale tens of thousands of troops engaged on each side
startDate 1939-05
theater Eastern Front (Far East Asia)
linked to: Russia Far East

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Imperial Japanese Army Air Service conflict Nomonhan Incident
Imperial Japanese Army conflict Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
linked to: Nomonhan Incident
Imperial Japanese Army conflict Battle of Nomonhan
linked to: Nomonhan Incident
RKKA conflict Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
linked to: Nomonhan Incident
Nomonhan Incident hasAlias Nomonhan War
linked to: Nomonhan Incident
Nakajima Ki-27 usedInConflict Nomonhan Incident
Battle of Khalkhin Gol alsoKnownAs Nomonhan Incident
Battle of Khalkhin Gol alsoKnownAs Nomonhan Incident (in Japan)
linked to: Nomonhan Incident
Nomonhan area historicallySignificantFor Nomonhan Incident
Khalkhin Gol knownFor Nomonhan Incident
subject linked to: Khalkhin Gol river
Khalkhin Gol partOfHistoricalEvent Nomonhan Incident
subject linked to: Khalkhin Gol river
Kantōgun notableEvent Nomonhan Incident
Michitarō Komatsubara conflict Nomonhan Incident