World War II

Georgy Zhukov

The Decisive Triumph of Mobile Warfare

1939 Khalkhin Gol, Mongolia Soviet Union and Mongolian People's Republic vs Empire of Japan (Kwantung Army) and ManchukuoOutcome: Decisive Soviet-Mongolian victory

Georgy Zhukov commanded the Soviet-Mongolian forces to a crushing victory against the Japanese Kwantung Army. This battle demonstrated the effective use of combined arms, motorized infantry, and armor, effectively ending Japanese territorial expansion into the Soviet Union.

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