On September 18, 1931, Japan occupied the three eastern provinces and the northeast region was officially reduced
sink
。 On July 7, 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out
At this time, the Japanese army was based in the northeast region and made two preparations for its expansion plan, whether to continue to advance to the Chinese mainland or to attack the Soviet Union all the way north? After that, in order to test the Soviet Union, the Japanese side sent 20,000 Kwantung Army all the way north, and the two sides fought in the Nomonkan area on the Border between China and Mongolia, and the Soviet Union sent General Zhukov, who was experienced in combat. And what is the impact on both sides?
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The Kwantung Army swelled, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, a plan was drawn up to attack the Soviet Union
Since the Japanese army occupied the northeast, the control of the northeast region is in the hands of the Kwantung Army, in addition to the inalienable territory of our country, in fact, there is an important significance, that is, in the eastern region to assume the role of connecting the Soviet Union, the Japanese army occupation of the northeast may also be this idea, in addition to the vast resources rich, you can also use this large area of territory as a Japanese military base, can be attacked and retreated, can take into account the role of invading the Soviet Union and China.
In fact, before 1939, the Japanese army had already had several encounters and clashes with the Soviet army in the northeast and the Soviet border area, and in these Soviet-Japanese operations, they basically ended in the victory of the well-equipped Japanese Kwantung Army.
After several tentative attempts, the Japanese felt that the time was ripe to attack the Soviet border areas.
On May 11, 1939, the Japanese army, which had been provoking the Soviets for a long time on the Sino-Mongolian border, launched a formal offensive against the Soviet troops stationed in the Nomonkan area.
The situation in the Far East is becoming increasingly tense, in the early Soviet-Japanese operations, the Soviet army did not occupy a little advantage, and even was shocked by the militaristic spirit of Japan that is not afraid of death, in order to win the war, the Japanese army did not even die, this kind of excessive force is obviously very useful, even the Soviet army known for its fierceness was frightened, after several battles lost, did not dare to fight with the Japanese again.
Stalin, who was now busy with the western front, obviously did not ignore the situation in the Far East, and was very worried after learning of the large-scale military conflict between the Soviet Union and Japan in the Nomonkan area. Sure enough, the Soviet Union in the early stage frequently lost and did not have an advantage at all.
Stalin did not hesitate,
Directly, General Zhukov was temporarily transferred to Nomenkan
In this war, the Soviet Union must win, not only to win, but also to hurt and fear Japan, and no longer dare to have the thoughts and ideas of aggression against the Soviet Union.
Nomenkan is the defensive line into the Soviet Union, the strategic position is very important, once it is breached by the Japanese army, it will have serious consequences, for the Soviet side, once it loses the advantage of the eastern region, it will face the simultaneous war between the east and the west.
Because of this, Stalin did not hesitate to send General Zhukov, the killer, to the front line of the battlefield and directly command the Soviet army to fight.
Zhukov has participated in the war since the beginning of the First World War, only after experiencing the October Revolution and having rich combat experience.
At this time, Zhukov had become the deputy commander of the Belarusian Military District, and this Soviet-Japanese operation, according to the military rank of General Zhukov, was basically called "killing chickens with a cattle knife".
In June 1939, General Zhukov arrived at the Hala River,
He then discovered that serious problems had arisen in the Ranks of the Soviets.
Zhukov reorganized the Soviet army
The first time General Zhukov came to the front line, he called the former combatants to understand the previous battle situation, during the routine inspection, General Zhukov was almost frightened by the Soviet army in front of him, the Soviet soldiers in front of him were decadent and dead, and when they heard that they were going to fight against Japan, some people even had fear and panic on their faces, and the morale of the army was almost at the bottom.
On the other hand, after understanding the frontline battlefield, General Zhukov also made a more objective analysis of the current situation of the Japanese army, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is indeed unquestionable, and the realization has been well prepared, a large number of weapons have been transported, a country's army is strong or many weapons are not terrible, but not afraid of death, it is a bit tricky, coupled with no humanitarian spirit, no wonder the morale of the Soviet army is low like this.
(Soviet fighters during World War II)
The relative morale of the weapons is actually a good solution, and the current priority is to improve the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army. While building the arsenal to increase the weapons reserve, General Zhukov decided to strengthen the combat strength of the Soviet army in two ways.
First of all, it is necessary to boost the morale of the soldiers, General Zhukov made a passionate speech, the situation facing the German army at home was said, the western front battlefield faced more deadly difficulties, compared with the German offensive on the western front, the Japanese in the east is much easier to deal with, and the Japanese army's previous behavior is perverted and reckless, even more inhumane, their madness is only temporary, once they taste defeat, they will quickly exhaust, there is no need to fear the behavior of the Japanese army, justice will eventually defeat everything. After hearing General Zhukov's speech, the Soviet army was indeed very excited, but this was far from enough, and what was needed now was victory, victory at all costs.
On the other hand, the Japanese army already knew that the Soviet Union had dropped a general to the battlefield, never giving the Soviet army a chance to breathe, and the Japanese army then carried out wave after wave of shocks on the front line, and this was also General Zhukov's strategy - strict defense. The Japanese were never given any chance of victory, and after several rounds of clashes, the Japanese did not take advantage of anything and could not break through the Soviet defenses. At this time, both sides entered a short period of rest, but both sides knew that after the calm, they faced the final decisive battle.
Zhukov's iron-blooded command policy, Japan was defeated
Both the Soviet Union and Japan were preparing for the final battle, and in order to win this battle, General Zhukov made great efforts in the deployment of weapons on the front line, and he asked Stalin for assistance in weapons
823 tanks, more than 600 cannons, and nearly 500 hundred aircraft
In order to paralyze the Japanese army, Zhukov also used a suspicious tactic, hid a large number of loudspeakers in the front areas of both sides, repeated the sound of construction piling every day, and created the illusion that the Soviet army had built barracks to fight a protracted war, and during the construction period, some on-site material shortages and construction were not smooth.
The Japanese side did indeed succeed in the plan, believing that the Soviet Union was no more than that, and should strike iron while it was hot and directly launch a fierce attack. Commander Hagisu Ritsu also applied to the rear to dispatch a large number of military weapons, increase troops, build defensive lines, and japan made a series of meticulous preparations, and they must win this battle in order to gain a firm foothold in the border area.
(Japanese troops in film and television works)
Zhukov knew very well that this battle must be fought brilliantly, not only to cut off the greedy idea of the Japanese side wanting to form an east-west encirclement with Germany against the Soviet Union, but also for himself, it must also be fought beautifully, at this time the Soviet Union is undergoing a harsh "great purge", if you lose this battle, what consequences you will face, it is really difficult to say.
Zhukov's battle plan was supported by Stalin, to give soldiers to soldiers, to give weapons when they wanted weapons, and you may not believe it, in areas such as Nomenhan and the Hala River,
The total number of troops invested by the two sides in the decisive battle has reached more than 200,000
。
The period of recuperation ended and the war began immediately.
On June 27, the Japanese first launched an air raid on the important Soviet base of Tamsk, and 119 fighters of various types took off from Hailar, a bombing that did not see the light of day, and caught the Soviet army off guard.
General Zhukov was not intimidated by the Japanese move, and the two sides engaged in a full-scale battle on both the east and the west. The Japanese were very surprised, this time they did not take advantage of it again, and even some wondered why the Soviet army, which had already feared them, had now completely changed.
In fact, where does the Japanese army know that In order to let the soldiers devote all their energy to fighting, Zhukov spent a lot of effort, soft and hard hands, on the one hand, encouraged, on the other hand, in the battle carried out an unquestionable iron-blooded command, when fighting with the Japanese army, he stood in the rear and coldly looked at his soldiers, asking them not to turn back and go forward bravely, they must use their firm combat strength to crush the Japanese army, once someone retreats or does not complete the task, then it will face heavy consequences, and the lighter ones will be dismissed and punished. The heaviest will be immediately shot by military law.
In this way, the Soviet army can only try its best to rush forward, if you want to survive to win, the Japanese army was instantly frightened by the appearance of Soviet soldiers, the war situation was immediately reversed, Japan collapsed all the way, and it was not at all hostile to the fierce Offensive Soviet Army.
At 5:00 a.m. on August 20, the Soviets launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army on the Nomonkan front.
Nearly a thousand tanks and armored vehicles, against the preparation of the Japanese camp, countless shells fired for more than an hour, the Japanese simply did not have the strength to resist. After the end of the artillery fire, the Soviet army did not give the Japanese a moment of respite.
More than 500 aircraft once again launched a wild bombardment of the Japanese in the sky
On the 21st, the Soviets once again launched a siege of the Japanese positions on the ground
Under the cover of tank artillery, the Soviets entered the Japanese position, the Japanese
Almost all the junior generals of the 23rd Division died
The Japanese suffered heavy losses.
On the 29th, the war entered its final stage
The Japanese army was no longer able to resist the attack of any size of the Soviet organization, and in the case that the supreme commander had been killed, it was still stubbornly resisting, and the two sides once entered the stage of white-knife fighting, and finally
Only more than 200 Japanese troops broke through.
On 16 September, the two sides formally ceased fire, which ended in the total defeat of the Japanese army.
In this battle, both sides consumed a lot of weapons, and in terms of troop strength, the Japanese lost 20,000 people on the battlefield, the vast majority of whom died under Soviet artillery fire and bombardment. At this point, Japan has completely eliminated the strategy of "moving north" to Russia.
The Battle of Nomonkan was the most important battle between the Soviet Union and Japan, and finally ended with the victory of the Soviet Union, which avoided the situation of the Simultaneous Operation of the Soviet Union on the Eastern and Western Fronts, and also raised the prestige of General Zhukov, and also gave him the glorious title of "Hero of the Soviet Union", and also proved in history that all unjust wars will be lost.