Nomonhan/Khalkhin Gol photos

[Peter H]

From: http://aeroram.narod.ru/win/tvd/halhin-gol.htm

[Peter H]

More Russian photos: visualrian.ru

[Peter H]

From: http://mechcorps.rkka.ru/

[Peter H]

From: http://forum.sevastopol.info/viewtopic. ... 1&t=147798

Japanese prisoners

[Peter H]

Same source

[Peter H]

From: http://www.istorya.ru/book/ww2/59.php

[AVV]

From: http://www.istorya.ru/book/ww2/59.php

Good afternoon, Peter

The name of this picture in Russian sounds as: " А.Жданов и К.Ворошилов на маневрах Ленинградского военного округа" or "A. Zhdanov and K. Voroshilov during maneuvers of Leningrad Military District" in English. So, this picture does not depict Nomonhan incident.

Best regards, Aleks

[Peter H]

Thanks Aleks

I'll leave the pic here for now because it gives a feel of Soviet capabilities in 1939.

Best
Peter

[AVV]

Thanks Aleks

I'll leave the pic here for now because it gives a feel of Soviet capabilities in 1939.

Best
Peter

OK. I see.
Of course, this picture is a kind of propaganda piece - high military (Voroshilov was a defence minister at this period) and state (Zhdanov was the member of Politburo) leaders are speaking friendly with common soldiers and so on...
By the way, the gun on the picture looks like 76.2 mm. field gun F-22USV.
http://img-kiev.fotki.yandex.ru/get/351 ... 7f1a5_orig
Its production began in second half of 1939 (140 guns produced), so it was not used during Nomonhan incident, AFAIK.

Best regards, Aleks

[Peter H]

Distant artillery

[Peter H]

Recce flight.Looks like battle damaged positions below.

[Peter H]

Looks like downed aircraft

[Peter H]

Looks like a gully or pit/quarry position.I have seen a modern photo of the same position elsewhere but do not know the significance of this location.

[Peter H]

From: http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~saigouha/paper08 ... kyu08.html

The rescue of Lt Colonel Matsumura Korjiro
http://www.warbirdforum.com/nomonhan.htm

He was pinned by the tail of his own plane, his flight suit set afire, and lost all the fingers on one hand, but was rescued by another pilot who landed, pulled him free, and bundled him into his one-seater fighter.

[Peter H]

Captain Fujita takes on a Soviet tank with his sword.

http://www.ww2incolor.com/japan/C__pia+de+AA+_72_.html

Captain Fujita commanded a Type 94 Anti-Tank gun, his regiment was able to stop many soviet tank attacks but they soon became out of ammunition and when russian tanks attacked again he decided to use his katana sword climbing in a russian t-26 tank turred and killing the tank commander but he was severely wounded in his arm by the tank gunner, he recevied the order of the golden kite for his bravery in combat and expended the rest of the war as army instructor.

From ebay a while back.