11 May 1939
China
China
- Small Mongolian and Manchukuo cavalry units clashed near the village of Nomonhan in the border region. ww2dbase [Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Nomonhan, Mongolia | CPC]
13 May 1939
China
China
- Mongolian cavalry forces occupied the area near Nomonhan, Mongolia Area, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Nomonhan, Mongolia | CPC]
14 May 1939
China
China
- Two regiments of Japanese 23rd Division drove off Mongolian troops in the Nomonhan area in the Mongolia Area of China. ww2dbase [Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Nomonhan, Mongolia | CPC]
28 May 1939
China
China
- A combined Soviet and Mongolian force, having surrounded a two-regiment Japanese force near Nomonhan in Mongolia Area of China days earlier, wiped out the Japanese. ww2dbase [Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Nomonhan, Mongolia | CPC]
25 Aug 1939
China
China
- Soviet forces linked up at Nomonhan, Mongolia Area, China, enveloping Japanese 23rd Infantry Division. ww2dbase [Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Nomonhan, Mongolia | CPC]
26 Aug 1939
China
China
- A Japanese attack failed to break the Soviet envelopment at Nomonhan, Mongolia Area, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Nomonhan, Mongolia | CPC]
27 Aug 1939
China
China
- Japanese 23rd Infantry Division attempted and failed to break out of the encircled village of Nomonhan, Mongolia Area, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Nomonhan, Mongolia | CPC]
31 Aug 1939
China
China
- Japanese 23rd Infantry Division was effectively wiped out at Nomonhan, Mongolia Area, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Nomonhan, Mongolia | CPC]
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