Title

Kwantung Army in Mongolia during the Battle of Khalkhyn Gol, July 1939

Caption

Kwantung Army in Mongolia during the Battle of Khalkhyn Gol, July 1939. The Kwantung Army was the largest army group of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1919 to 1945. The Battles of Khalkhin Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts fought among the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan and Manchukuo in 1939. The battles resulted in the defeat of the Japanese Sixth Army. The Kwantung Army was formed in 1906 as a security force for the Kwantung Leased Territory and South Manchurian Railway Zone after the Russo-Japanese War, and was expanded into an army group during the Interwar period to support Japanese interests in China, Manchuria, and Mongolia

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A00_315

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38,1Mb (1,2Mb) / 14,1in x 10,5in / 4228 x 3150 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kwantung Army Mongolia Battle of Khalkhyn Gol 20th century Kwantung Army Imperial Japanese Army undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflict Soviet Union Mongolia Japan Manchukuo Japanese Sixth Army ecurity force Kwantung Leased Territory South Manchurian Railway Zone Russo-Japanese War Japanese China Manchuria war conflict army soldiers

Restrictions

Editorial use only.