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Nomonhan

Coordinates:47°46′24″N118°45′24″E/ 47.77333°N 118.75667°E/47.77333; 118.75667
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Nomonhan
Chinese name
Simplified ChineseNặc môn hãn
Traditional ChineseNặc môn hãn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNuòménhǎn
Wade–GilesNo4-mên2-han3
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicНомонхан
Japanese name
Katakanaノモンハン
Transcriptions
RomanizationNomonhan

Nomonhanis a small village inInner Mongolia,China, south of the city ofManzhouliand near theChina–Mongolia border.

In the summer of 1939, it was the location of the Nomonhan Incident, as it is known inJapan,or theBattle of Khalkhin Gol,as it is known inRussiaandMongolia.

References

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  • Colvin, John(1999).Nomonhan.London: Quartet Books.ISBN0-7043-7112-X.
  • Coox, Alvin D.(1990).Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939.Stanford University Press.ISBN978-0-8047-1835-6.
  • Goldman, Stuart D. (15 April 2012).Nomonhan, 1939: The Red Army's Victory That Shaped World War II.Naval Institute Press.ISBN978-1-61251-098-9.

47°46′24″N118°45′24″E/ 47.77333°N 118.75667°E/47.77333; 118.75667