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Battles of Khalkhin Gol

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken in July 1939 shows Japanese Imperial Army soldiers crawling forward near an abandoned Soviet tank on the border between Mongolia and Manchuria during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol, undeclared Soviet-Japanese border conflicts known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident.

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (L) shakes hands with a former soldier who fought the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident, during the 75th anniversary ceremony in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014.

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (front R) looks at displays on the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident, at the venue for the 75th anniversary ceremony in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014.

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian Defense Minister D.Bat-Erdene (2nd from L) bows in front of the Soviet-Mongolian Friendship Mural after paying a floral tribute in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Khalkin Gol, better known as the Nomonhan Incident in Japan.

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Russian and Mongolian parties concerned are seen saluting in front of the Soviet-Mongolian Friendship Mural in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, better known as the Nomonhan Incident in Japan.

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - A ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident, is held in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014.

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj delivers a speech during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, better known as the Nomonhan Incident in Japan, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014.

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Remains of soldiers who died in 1939 Nomonhan Incident back home

TOKYO, Japan - Relatives of those who died in the 1939 Battle of the River Halka, known as the Nomonhan Incident, pray as the remains of eight soldiers who died in the battle have been brought back to Japan and were placed at a mortuary inside the health ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 11. The remains were collected near the border of Mongolia and China.

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Remains of soldiers who died in 1939 Nomonhan Incident back home

TOKYO, Japan - Relatives of those who died in the 1939 Battle of the River Halka, known as the Nomonhan Incident, pray as the remains of eight soldiers who died in the battle have been brought back to Japan and were placed at a mortuary inside the health ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 11. The remains were collected near the border of Mongolia and China. (Kyodo)

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - A ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident, is held in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014. (Kyodo)

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (L) shakes hands with a former soldier who fought the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident, during the 75th anniversary ceremony in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014. (Kyodo)

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Russian and Mongolian parties concerned are seen saluting in front of the Soviet-Mongolian Friendship Mural in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, better known as the Nomonhan Incident in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Battles of Khalkhin Gol

File photo taken in July 1939 shows Japanese Imperial Army soldiers crawling forward near an abandoned Soviet tank on the border between Mongolia and Manchuria during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol, undeclared Soviet-Japanese border conflicts known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Masanobu Tsuji

TOKYO, Japan - Masanobu Tsuji, staff officer in Japan's Guangdong Army and at the Imperial General Headquarters who later became a colonel during World War II and was dubbed a ''master strategist,'' poses in Nomonhan along the Manchurian border. The date of the photo is unknown. (Kyodo)