August 1920
Battle of Nomonhan
Founds Unit 731 for biological & chemical warfare, possibly used at Nomonhan
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Nomonhan in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Founds Unit 731 for biological & chemical warfare, possibly used at Nomonhan
Japan suffers a major defeat by the Russians on the Manchurian frontier
Observes the 1st major tank Battle in history between Russia & Japan. Japan & Russia fight an undeclared war on the plains of Outer Mongolia. Fails to restrain the Japanese from persuing the Russians into Mongol territory
Defeat convinces the Japanese they cannot fight against the Russians
The Russians destroy the IJA forces, 45,000 Japanese soldiers are killed
Driven back to Nomonhan by Zhukov. Border dispute with Russia located between Manchuria & Outer Mongolia
Japan suffers a major defeat by the Russians on the Manchurian frontier. A ceasefire forces Ueda to call off his counter-attack against the Russians
A ceasefire forces Ueda to call off his counter-attack against the Russians
The Changkufeng & Nomonhan incidents with Russia are settled
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