Relations between the USSR and Japan in 1938, can not be called friendly, even with the big stretch.
As a result of the intervention against China on part of its territory, namely in Manchuria, was created by Tokyo-controlled pseudo-state of Manchukuo.Since January 1938, fighting on the side of the army of China attended the Soviet military experts.In Hong Kong and Shanghai ports shipped the latest technology (tanks, planes, artillery air defense systems).It is not hidden.
By the time the conflict arose at Lake Khasan, Soviet pilots and trained their Chinese colleagues have already destroyed in the air tens of Japanese aircraft launched a series of air strikes against airfields and military bases.They are the same in March, was sunk the aircraft carrier "Yamato."
ripened situation in which the striving for expansion of the empire, the Japanese leadership was interested in testing the strength of the ground forces of the USSR.The Soviet government, confident in their abilities, behaved no less emphatically.
conflict near Lake Hassan has its prehistory.June 13 secretly crossed the Manchurian border Heinrich Samuilovich Liushkov, plenipotentiary representative of the NKVD, who was responsible for intelligence work in the Far East.Turning to the Japanese side, he opened his many secrets.He had something to tell ...
conflict at Lake Hassan began with a minor at first glance, the fact that the Japanese topographic reconnaissance units.Any officer knows that detailed mapping preceded the offensive, namely those involved in special parts of the probable opponent in the two border hills Zaozerne and ring, which is located near the lake.July 12 small force of Soviet border guards took the height and entrenched them.
possible that these actions would entail an armed conflict near Lake Hassan, but there is speculation that it is a traitor Liushkov convinced the Japanese command in the weakness of the Soviet defense, otherwise it is difficult to explain the next steps of the aggressors.
July 15 Soviet officer shoots a Japanese policeman, apparently provoked him to this act, and kills him.Then, begin to violate the border Postman with letters demanding to leave the high-rises.These actions have had no success.Then, July 20, 1938 the Japanese ambassador in Moscow presents an ultimatum Commissariat Litvinov, who produced about the same effect as mentioned postage.
the conflict began on July 29 at Lake Hassan.To storm the heights Zaozerne and went unnamed Japanese gendarmes.There were not many, just a company, but the guards were only eleven, four of them died.A platoon of Soviet soldiers rushed to the rescue.Attack repulsed.
Further - more, the conflict near Lake Hassan gaining momentum.The Japanese used the artillery, then the forces of the two regiments captured the hills.Trying to knock them immediately failed.From Moscow to destroy the required height, together with the forces of the aggressor.
in the air were raised heavy bombers TB-3, they dropped on enemy fortifications more than 120 tons of bombs.Soviet troops were so significant technical advantage, that the chances of success of the Japanese was not simple.Tank BT-5 and BT-7 were not very effective on the marshy ground, but the enemy was not such.
6 August conflict at Lake Khasan was a complete victory for the Red Army.Stalin drew from it the conclusion of the organizational weaknesses as commander OKDVA Blyukher.For the latter, it ended in failure.
Japanese command findings did not, apparently believing that the reason for the defeat of a quantitative superiority of the Red Army.Ahead was the Khalkhin-Gol.
