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English: Infantryman of the IJA 23rd Division marching in the Mongolian Steppe during Battles of Khalkhyn Gol, July 1939. During this campaign the 23rd Division suffered a total of 11,958 men killed, or about 80% of its combat strength. Notably, the only divisional sub-unit not suffering a crippling casualties was the reconnaissance regiment, which was able to break a Soviet encirclement. As a result, commanding General Michitaro Komatsubara was recalled to Japan in disgrace.
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Source Showa era Japan (1930s-1940s)
Author Japanese Press (1930s-1940s)

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