Battle of Khalkhyn Temple

Battle of Khalkhyn Temple
Part of Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
Date 8 January 1935 Location Khalkhyn Temple, northeast of Buir Lake in present-day Inner Mongolia Result Mongolian victory
Belligerents
Mongolia Supported by: Soviet Union	Japan Manchukuo
Commanders and leaders
Bataar Enkhjargal †	Unknown
Strength
90 mounted soldiers	30 soldiers
Casualties and losses
23-40 killed 12 horses killed	11+ killed

The Battle of Khalkhyn Temple (Mongolian: Халхын сүмийн мөргөлдөөн Khalkhyn sümiin mörgöldöön; Chinese: Halhamiao Incident, 哈爾哈廟事件; Japanese ハルハ廟事件 Haruhabyō-jiken) of 1935 was one of the border conflicts between the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan and Manchukuo which occurred from 1932 to 1939. The incident took place on the border of Manchukuo and Mongolia near the Buddhist temple of Khalkhyn (Temple of Khalkha), located northeast of Buir Lake in present-day Inner Mongolia, China. Scores of the cavalry of the Mongolian People's Army engaged with patrol units of the Manchukuo Imperial Army and Japanese soldiers.^[1]