Lake Khasan area
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The Lake Khasan area is a border region between the Soviet Union (now Russia) and Japan’s former holdings in Manchuria and Korea, known as the site of a brief but intense 1938 military clash between Soviet and Japanese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Khasan area canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
geographical area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Japanese-controlled Korea
ⓘ
Japanese-controlled Manchukuo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Soviet–Japanese relations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
prelude to World War II in Asia ⓘ |
| borderFunction | boundary between Russia and North Korea ⓘ |
| bordersWith |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Soviet–Japanese border conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| currentStatus | part of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Far Eastern border of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| historicalRole | frontier between Soviet Union and Japanese-controlled territories ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of Lake Khasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Primorsky Krai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | site of brief but intense clash between Soviet and Japanese forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lake Khasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Sea of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tumen River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet–Japanese border disputes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | tri-border area ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of border heights and access routes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre–World War II era ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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