# Battles of Khalkhin Gol (1939)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1939-battles-of-khalkhin-gol
Categories: battle

In the summer of 1939 Soviet and Mongolian forces under Georgy Zhukov defeated the Japanese Kwantung Army at Khalkhin Gol on the Mongolian-Manchurian border. A clash at Lake Khasan had occurred in 1938. The victory kept Japan from attacking the USSR in 1941.

## Why it matters
The victory kept Japan from attacking the USSR in 1941.

Ruler at the time: [Joseph Stalin](https://history-russia.com/rulers/joseph-stalin)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Battles of Khalkhin Gol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol)
- [Wikipedia — Georgy Zhukov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgy_Zhukov)
- [Wikipedia — Stalinism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalinism)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Battles of Khalkhin Gol](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Battles+of+Khalkhin+Gol)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)