Nomonhan
Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 118°45′24″E / 47.77333°N 118.75667°E Nomonhan is a small village in Mongolia, near the border between Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China, south of the city of Manzhouli.
In the summer of 1939, it was the location of the Nomonhan Incident, as it is known in Japan, or the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, as it is known in Russia and Mongolia.
References
- Coox, Alvin D. Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939. (1990); Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-1835-0.
- Goldman, Stuart D. "Nomonhan, 1939: The Red Army's Victory That Shaped World War II. (2012); Naval Institute Press
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