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The slogan translates as "From the Mongolian people—for the front!". A detail from Ulaanbaatar's Zaisan Memorial. Outer Mongolia — officially the Mongolian People's Republic — was ruled (1930s to 1952) by the communist government of Khorloogiin Choibalsan during the period of World War II and had close links with the Soviet Union.
The following is an incomplete list of major wars fought by Mongolia, by Mongolian people or regular armies during periods when independent Mongolian states existed, from antiquity to the present day. The list gives the name, the date, combatants, and the result of these conflicts following this legend: Mongolian victory Mongolian defeat
With the support of the Bolsheviks, Mongolian revolutionaries successively eliminated the Russian White Army and the Chinese Army in Outer Mongolia and a new people's government was established. [77] After a brief period of constitutional monarchy, the Mongolian People's Republic was established in 1924 and would last until 1992.
In the 1920s, the Mongolian government drove foreign merchants out of the country and introduced a foreign trade monopoly. Mongolia traded only with the USSR until the establishment of relations with China after World War II, which ceased after the 1960s Sino-Soviet split. Comecon membership enabled import of machinery and vehicles from Eastern ...
In August 1945, at the end of World War II, Mongolian troops took part in the Soviet operations against Japan in Inner Mongolia. Russian historian Viktor Suvorov wrote that in the Soviet war with Germany, Mongolian aid was as important as American aid, because warm clothes decided victory or defeat in the battles. [58] [59] [60]
The Mongolian People's Republic declared war on Japan, one day after the Soviet Union, and began to liberate Southern Mongolia from the China and the Japan. October: A plebiscite yielded a 100% pro-independence vote. 1946: January: The Chinese government recognized the independence of Mongolian People's Republic. 1949: 6 October
Mongolia in World War II; S. Siberian intervention; Soviet–Japanese border conflicts; Soviet–Japanese War; W. War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) World War II
Mongolian cavalry in the Khalkhin Gol (1939) Mongolian troops fight against a Japanese counterattack on the western beach of the river Khalkhin Gol, 1939 Japanese soldiers cross the Khalkhin Gol. The battles began on 11 May 1939. A Mongolian cavalry unit of some 70 to 90 men had entered the disputed area in search of grazing for their horses.