Kawatama Bridge

After a wet June with little action by either side, Japan unleashed a major two-pronged offensive on July 1. The southern force was to take the Kawatama bridge, while the northern attack would cut off the resulting Soviet retreat. lt. …

1939-07-01

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After a wet June with little action by either side, Japan unleashed a major two-pronged offensive on July 1. The southern force was to take the Kawatama bridge, while the northern attack would cut off the resulting Soviet retreat. lt. Gen. Komatsubara was forced to use a mechanized brigade that was in the process of being organized, but the understrength Japanese forces attacked. On the Soviet side, Lt. Gen. Zhukov had arrived in June and had immediately focused on overcoming the logistical challenges of the region and building up his defenses. When the Japanese attacked, his forces were in position and well supplied.

Khalkh River, Mongolia

The Battles of Khalkhin Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts fought among the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan and Manchukuo in 1939. The conflict was named after the river Khalkhin Gol, which passes through the battlefield. In Japan, the decisive battle of the conflict is known as the Nomonhan Incident after Nomonhan, a nearby village on the border between Mongolia and Manchuria. The battles resulted in the defeat of the Japanese Sixth Army.

Wikipedia: Battles of Khalkhin Gol

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