Nomonhan is a small village in Inner Mongolia, China, south of the city of Manzhouli and near the China–Mongolia border.

Nomonhan
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese诺门罕
Traditional Chinese諾門罕
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNuòménhǎn
Wade–GilesNo4-mên2-han3
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicНомонхан
Japanese name
Katakanaノモンハン
Transcriptions
RomanizationNomonhan

In the summer of 1939, it was the location of the Nomonhan Incident, as it is known in Japan, or the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, as it is known in Russia and Mongolia.

References

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  • Colvin, John (1999). Nomonhan. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-7112-X.
  • Coox, Alvin D. (1990). Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-1835-6.
  • Goldman, Stuart D. (15 April 2012). Nomonhan, 1939: The Red Army's Victory That Shaped World War II. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-61251-098-9.

47°46′24″N 118°45′24″E / 47.77333°N 118.75667°E / 47.77333; 118.75667