Battle of Khalkhin Gol facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Battles of Khalkhin Gol/Nomonhan
Part of the Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
Japanese infantrymen near wrecked USSR armored vehicles, July 1939
Date 11 May – 16 September 1939 Location Khalkha River, Mongolian People's Republic 47°43′49″N 118°35′24″E / 47.73028°N 118.59000°E / 47.73028; 118.59000 Result Soviet and Mongolian victory Ceasefire agreement signed Territorial changes Status quo ante bellum; enforcement of border claims in accordance with the Soviet and Mongolian interpretation
Belligerents
Soviet Union  Mongolia	Japan  Manchukuo
Commanders and leaders
Grigoriy Shtern Georgy Zhukov Khorloogiin Choibalsan	Michitarō Komatsubara Yasuoka Masaomi Kōtoku Satō Urzhin Garmaev
Strength
61,860–73,961 498–550 tanks 385–450 armored cars 900+ aircraft (participated) Peak strength: 580 500–634 artillery pieces 4,000 trucks 1,921 horses and camels (Mongol only)	c. 20,000–30,000 73 tanks 19 tankettes 400+ aircraft (participated) Peak strength: 200 ~300 artillery pieces 1,000 trucks 2,708 horses
Casualties and losses
Manpower: 27,880 556–990 Equipment: 208 aircraft 253 tanks destroyed 133 armored cars destroyed 96 mortars and artillery 49 tractors and prime movers 652 trucks and other motor vehicles significant animal casualties	Manpower: c. 18,000 2,895 Equipment: 160 aircraft 29 tanks destroyed or crippled Many tankettes destroyed 72 artillery pieces (field guns only) 2,330 horses killed, injured, or sick significant motor vehicle losses

The Battles 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 north east of China. The battles happened from 11 May 1939 to 16 September 1939. The Soviets and Mongolians won the battles.

The battles was named after a river located in the battlefield called Khalkhin Gol.

Notes

Images for kids

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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 149th Rifle Regiment before the offensive

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  Japanese pilots pictured on a Toyota KC starter truck

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  BT-7 Tanks in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol

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  Captured Japanese soldiers

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  Captured Japanese Type 95 scout car

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  Japanese tank Type 95 Ha-Go captured by Soviet troops after battle of Khalkhin Gol

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  Captured Japanese guns

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  Nakajima Ki-27b of Kenji Shimada, commander of the 1st Chutai of the 11th Sentai, battle of Khalkhin Gol, June 1939

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  Grigori Shtern, Khorloogiin Choibalsan and Georgy Zhukov at Khalkhin Gol

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  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj standing in front of a statue of Zhukov at a ceremony in Ulaanbaatar in August 2009, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the battle

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  Troops of the Mongolian Armed Forces during the 80th anniversary parade in 2019

See also

In Spanish: Batalla de Jaljin Gol para niños