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2011.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The Battle of Nomonhan ended decisively in favor of the Soviet Red Army. Yet why it turned out so has not always been clearly understood. In fact, there are other mysteries about Nomonhan: why small skirmishes turned into a major battle, why the command of the Japanese troops (especially its core force, the 23rd Division) was so poor, why the Division Commander Michitaro Komatsubara behaved so peculiarly throughout the battle and after. The present essay suggests that Komatsubara's treachery provides an explanation to these mysteries; he appears to have been a Soviet agent.
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