Photos WW2 Mongolian forces

[Komissar Isaev]

Damchaagiin Dambaral was the son of a shepherd. From the age of 10, he worked for the local rich people to feed his brothers and sisters. From 1929 to 1932, he studied at the aviation technical school in Perm. In the People's Air Force of Mongolia, he worked his way up from an ordinary pilot to an aviation squadron commander. In 1935-1936, he participated in military operations against Japan and Manchuria on the eastern border of the MNR. As a pilot, he destroyed several Japanese aircraft in air battles, actively participated in air support of units of the People's Army, aerial reconnaissance and bombing of enemy positions. In the spring of 1936, when the Japanese militarists crossed the border of the MNR with large motorized forces, in the battle in the areas of Bulan-Ders and Adag-Dulaan, Damchaagiin Damberal fought alone with three enemy aircraft, shot down one, chased two others and landed his plane with 29 bullet damage.

For his heroism and courage in the border conflict with the Japanese, by the decision of the Presidium of the Great People's Hural of April 7, 1936, he was awarded the title Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic as one of the first in the MPR.At the end of 1937, during the Repressions in the Mongolian People's Republic, when he worked as the director of the aviation school in Bayantumen, he was arrested on false charges and convicted in March 1938. He died in prison.

He was posthumously rehabilitated in February 1962.

 

[Komissar Isaev]

Mongolian tankmen on the background of the T-27, 30-s

 

[Komissar Isaev]

At the beginning of 1930, the USSR gave the first armored vehicles to the MPR — 6 BA-27s and several Fiat and Austin armored cars, later 2 more BA-27s were transferred. On March 12, 1936, the first combat use of armored vehicles of the Mongolian army took place: a platoon of armored vehicles, commanded by Senior Lieutenant Sreter, caught up and attacked a Japanese-Manchurian detachment that had attacked the Mongolian border outpost Bulun-Dersu. The appearance of Mongolian armored vehicles was a complete surprise for the Japanese-Manchus, they immediately began to retreat to the border on four trucks, firing back from rifles. Ignoring the enemy's rifle fire, the Mongolian armored vehicles approached and opened fire from machine guns on the trucks, as a result, two trucks with infantry were shot, there were losses in two other trucks that managed to cross the border.

 

[Komissar Isaev]

Mongolian soldiers from the 6th Cavalry Division of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army. May 1939.

 

[Komissar Isaev]

Soldiers of the Mongolian army who organized a musical ensemble In the second half of the 40s

 

[Komissar Isaev]

Mongolian T-34/76 and BT-7 during the Manchurian operation, 1945

 

[otomo68]

the Mongolian army was equipped like the Soviet army.
the Mongolian government was already communist at that time?

 

[Komissar Isaev]

the Mongolian army was equipped like the Soviet army.
the Mongolian government was already communist at that time?

Yes, it was. Mongolian army had to use such old vehicles like Ba-27, T-27, old artillery systems, but it had such weapon, uniform and planes, which used the Soviet Union

 

[Komissar Isaev]

Soviet-Mongolian troops inspect the trophies captured in the battles near the Khalkhin-Gol River, August-September, 1939

 

[Komissar Isaev]

Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic Choibalsan with Mongolian soldiers and officers during the battle on the Khalkhin-Gol River.

 

[Komissar Isaev]

Mongolian cavalrymen on vacation on the front line, 1939, Khalkhin-Gol

 

[Komissar Isaev]

Mongolian soldier and Japanese prisoners of war, August-September, 1939, Khalkhin-Gol

 

[uktabber]

GREAT photos......Thanks for posting!!

 

[Komissar Isaev]

Formation of Mongolian cavalrymen,30s

 

[Devil Child]

Fantastic thread! Thank you @Иван Феоктистов and @Komissar Isaev!

 

[colin traveller]

Mongolian commanders dance after defeating the Japanese, September 1939
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They must be stills from an old camera footage .. I guess you have the original footage , How long does the footage last ? Is it online ?

 

[Иван Феоктистов]

They must be stills from an old camera footage .. I guess you have the original footage , How long does the footage last ? Is it online ?

I may be wrong, but these are stills from the Soviet documentary film "Khalkhin-Gol". At least the picture quality is similar.

 

[Komissar Isaev]

As comrade Feoctistov said, it's a Soviet documentary film "Khalkhin-Gol".

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[Иван Феоктистов]

The people of Mongolia supported the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War. On January 16, 1942, a collection of money for the creation of a tank column was announced in Mongolia. From Mongolia to the Vneshtorgbank of the USSR, 2.5 million tugriks, 100 thousand US dollars, 300 kilograms of gold products were transferred. The funds raised were used to create 32 T-34 tanks and 21 T-70 tanks. The formed column was named "Revolutionary Mongolia". On January 12, 1943, Marshal Choibalsan himself arrived to hand it over to the Red Army.

Each tank had its own name. You can see the list of names and photos of this unusual unit here:

Танковая колонна «Революционная Монголия»

Танковая колонна «Революционная Монголия»

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[Иван Феоктистов]

Marshal Choibalsan on the Soviet-German front.

At the anti-aircraft gun.

Marshal Choibalsan writes "Death to Hitler" and draws a ritual Mongolian talisman on an artillery shell.

A prominent representative of the Mongolian delegation at the front. I don't know who it is, but the man looks very unusual.

Group photo of Soviet and Mongolian officers.

Commander of the Western Front Colonel General Konev and Marshal Choibalsan.

Marshal Choibalsan, Colonel General Konev and Lieutenant General Bulganin.

Marshal Choibalsan and Soviet soldiers. Many of the soldiers were awarded Mongolian government awards.