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Event war East Asia

Battles of Khalkhin Gol

1939 CE

Undeclared border war between Japan and the Soviet Union on the Manchurian-Mongolian frontier.

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1939 border clashes between Imperial Japan and the Soviet Union

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Conflict · East Asia

Battles of Khalkhin Gol

1939 CE

Undeclared border war between Japan and the Soviet Union on the Manchurian-Mongolian frontier. Zhukov's decisive combined-arms victory — the first of its kind in modern warfare — convinced Japan to expand southward instead of attacking the USSR, profoundly shaping WWII strategy.

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