Khalkhin Gol Act1
The Battle of KHALKHIN GOL - Soviet-Japanese War. 11 May 30 August 1939
By the DESTIA General Context: After the occupation of Manchuria, to the detriment of China in 1931, and the 
establishment of a client state, the Manchukuo, Japanese ambitions turned to the Far East The soviet union. With Japanese 
victory in 1905 and intervention in Siberia during the Russian Civil War, part of the Japanese army tried to influence 
the government to open hostilities against the Soviet Union. The disputed border area lies between Manchukuo and 
Mongolia. 11 May - 30 August 1939
SOVIET UNION - Gueorgui Jukov: 57,000 soldiers.
EMPIRE OF JAPAN - Michitaro KOMATSUBARA: 75,000 soldiers.
How the battle unfolded:
Time 1: Contact and first Japanese errors.
In May 1939, the Soviets crossed the border several times but withdrew as soon as the Japanese came into contact. On May 
28, after a new incursion, the Japanese army reacted by sending a battalion in offensive reconnaissance to seize the only 
bridge over the river (Kawamata bridge) without judging it necessary to be supported by its 37mm guns. The Japanese 
believe they have only a few border guards in front of them who will be beaten quickly. After a difficult progression due 
to the wet ground, the Nippons encounter a mechanized force well entrenched, supported by artillery. The 2 Japanese 
columns are destroyed in 2 days. Colonel Azuma, who commanded one of them, lost eight officers, 97 killed and 33 wounded 
out of 220 men. The 23rd Imperial Division is prepared for a counter-attack.
Time 2: The Japanese Offensive.
On July 1, the Japanese resumed the initiative, sending 2 regiments to the heights above the river to the north 
(Kobayashi group), jostling the Soviets and crossing the Khalkhin Gol on a bridge of the genius. At the same time, an 
armored force (73 tanks) supporting two infantry regiments attacked positions on Baru Hill. Zhukov, fearing that his 
artillery would be threatened on the western shores, engaged his mechanized force (186 tanks and 266 armored cars) 
without infantry to break the Japanese encirclement. Despite heavy losses (120 tanks destroyed), Zhukov obtains the 
withdrawal of Kobayashi, constrained by its unique crossing that also vulnerabilizes its logistics. To the east, the 
Japanese attack encounters the Soviet defenses (and especially the 100 guns that support them) and is limited to a war of 
positions. On 23 July, the Japanese attempted a final frontal breakthrough after a long artillery preparation (25,000 
shells) but lost 5,000 men in 2 days without results. Zhukov resumed the initiative, the Kwantung army no longer 
maneuvered.


Japan : -->  [- : Russian 

Scenario Length: 6 Game Turns - LOS (5 hexes)
Victory objective: The side with the required Victory Points is the winner. Both sides gets VPs for owning VP Objectives.
Scenario designer: CDEC - Penses Mili-Terre [ La bataille de KHALKHIN GOL ] 