BATTLES OF KHALKHIN GOL

Looking at the map, it is clear that the Japanese generals would not have chosen the area around the Khalkha River as their base, which is very inconvenient for the advance. From here to Ulaanbaatar, the waterless, uninhabited and roadless Gobi Desert stretches for nearly a thousand kilometers. The similar, deserted 700 km needs to be covered to the Soviet border. In addition, it was impossible for the Japanese to reach Soviet territory via the Khalkha River and Mongolia, given the difficulty of getting supplies for the poor Japanese army.