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In 1945, Mongolian forces participated in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria under the command of the Red Army, among the last engagements of World War II. A Soviet–Mongolian Cavalry mechanized group under Issa Pliyev took part as part of the Soviet Transbaikal Front. [12] Mongolian troops numbered four cavalry divisions and three other regiments.
One of the first actions of the new Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party authorities was the creation of a native communist army in 1921 under the leadership of adept cavalry commander Damdin Sükhbaatar in order to fight against Russian troops from the White movement and Chinese forces. The decision to create an army was made on 9 February 1921.
Mongolian armed forces are performing peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Congo, Eritrea, Western Sahara, and Afghanistan, and with the United Nations Mission in Liberia. In 2005 and 2006, Mongolian troops also served as part of the Belgian KFOR contingent in Kosovo.
The Internal Troops of Mongolia (Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Дотоод цэргүүд) are the paramilitary gendarmerie who perform special guard and reserve duties in the Mongolian Armed Forces. They protects buildings for institutions and areas such as the Mongolian National Broadcaster and Altan-Ölgii National Cemetery.
Military Music College of Mongolia; Military ranks of the Mongolian People's Republic; Ministry of Defense (Mongolia) Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs (Mongolia) Mongolian military day; Mongolian Military Museum; Mongolian military ranks
The Mongolian Armed Forces possess tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers, mobile anti-aircraft weapons, artillery, mortars and other military equipment. Most of them are old Soviet Union -made models designed between the late 1950s to early 1980s; there are a smaller number of newer models designed in post-Soviet ...
Khingan-Mukden Offensive Operation was a military operation of the Red Army and the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army against the Japanese troops during the Soviet–Japanese War. Conducted from 9 August to 2 September 1945 by troops of the Transbaikal Front with the aim of defeating the Kwantung Army in western Manchuria.
The Military ranks of Mongolia are the military insignia used by the Mongolian Armed Forces and other military organisations such as Border defense troops, Internal troops, National emergency management agency, General executive agency of Court decision, General intelligence agency, and the State special security department.