Battle of Khalkhin Gol

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battle border conflict

The Battle of Khalkhin Gol was a decisive 1939 border conflict between the Soviet–Mongolian forces and Imperial Japan that ended in a major Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → border conflict →
alsoKnownAs	Nomonhan Incident → Nomonhan Incident (in Japan) →
belligerent	Empire of Japan → Manchukuo → Mongolian People’s Republic → Soviet Union →
casualties	heavy on both sides →
cause	border dispute between Mongolia and Manchukuo →
commander	Georgy Zhukov → Grigory Shtern NERFINISHED → Khorloogiin Choibalsan → Michitarō Komatsubara NERFINISHED → Rippei Ogisu NERFINISHED →
conflictType	Soviet–Japanese border war →
coordinateLocation	47.65°N 118.72°E →
countryInvolved	Empire of Japan → Manchukuo → Mongolian People’s Republic → Soviet Union →
endDate	1939-09-16 →
front	Soviet–Mongolian–Japanese border →
influenced	Japanese decision to focus southward in World War II → Soviet confidence in armored and combined-arms tactics →
JapaneseCommander	Michitarō Komatsubara NERFINISHED →
location	Khalkhin Gol → Mongolia → near Soviet–Mongolian–Manchukuo border →
MongolianCommander	Khorloogiin Choibalsan →
notableEvent	large Soviet encirclement offensive in August 1939 →
partOf	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts → prelude to the Pacific War →
precedes	Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact →
primaryOpponents	Soviet–Mongolian forces vs Imperial Japanese Army and Manchukuo forces →
relatedTo	Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941 → Soviet–Japanese War (1945) → World War II in Asia →
result	decisive Soviet–Mongolian victory →
significance	boosted career of Georgy Zhukov → checked Japanese expansion toward Siberia → demonstrated effectiveness of Soviet deep battle tactics →
SovietCommander	Georgy Zhukov →
startDate	1939-05-11 →
theatre	Far East theatre of World War II prelude →
usedForceType	air power → armored units → artillery →
year	1939 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nomonhan Incident → Nomonhan Incident ("Khalkhin Gol conflict") →	hasAlias
Georgy Zhukov →	conflict
World War II battles ("Battle of Nomonhan (Khalkhin Gol)") →	hasNotableBattle
Battle of Khalkhin Gol ("Khalkhin Gol") →	location
Japanese Kwantung Army →	notableOperation
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact →	relatedEvent