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Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939)

On the Road to WW2 map as “Khalkhin Gol”

May–Sep 1939 — Zhukov encircles and destroys a Japanese army on the Mongolian steppe. Tokyo’s planners quietly bury the “strike north” option — the road now points south, to the sea.

When
Type
Battle site
Chapter
Japan’s road to Pearl Harbor (chapter 10 of Road to WW2)
Atlas
The Road to War, 1931–1941
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WW2
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Map showing Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939), battle site in The Road to War, 1931–1941
BATTLE SITE · THE ROAD TO WAR, 1931–1941

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