Location
Chianghunmiao is located in western Manchuria, present day China, east of the border with Mongolia. To the southwest is Nomonhan and 85km to the east is Kanchuerhmiao.

In early 1939, an unimproved sand and grass road able to handle wheeled traffic spanned from Hailar to Chiangchunmiao, used during the Battle of Khalkhin Gol / Nomonhan Incident.

The "Nomonhan Road" spanned from Chianghunmiao to Nomonhan, capable of supporting vehicles and tanks. This road passed Nomonhan, north of the Khalastin Gol (Holstien River) and contunes to the Kawamata Bridge spanning the Khalkhin Gol (Halha River).

In the late 1930s, Chianghunmiao was a small hamlet with several dozen yerts (gerts) huts.

Wartime History
During May - September 1939, used by the Japanese Army as a staging area during Battle of Khalkhin Gol / Nomonhan Incident. Also, a field hospital. The Ishii Unit used 50 trucks and 10,000 drums to sterilize water for drinking water.

On June 22-24, 1939, probed by Soviet armored cars and infantry. The Japanese repulsed their attack and managed to knock out more than ten attacking vehicles and killed roughly fifty infantry.  At night, the vehicles withdrew to resupply and artillery bombardment the Japanese.  The Japanese lost six killed and twenty wounded, and their intelligence determined that the attackers were Soviets, not weaker Mongolian forces as they expected.

During mid-August, the 6th Army Headquarters was located south of Chianghunmiao. Also, 7th Division's 14th Infantry Brigade commanded by Major Morita arrived from Tsitsihar to Chianghunmiao.

On September 20, 1939 a memorial service with conducted at Chianghunmiao with a minute of silence for the war dead at 2pm, and representatives from every company that participated in the battle present.

On August 9, 1945 after midnight, the Soviet Union launched "Operation August Storm" attacking Manchuria on three fronts including the Harbin–Kirin Offensive Operation. During the assault, Chianghunmiao was one of the main objectives with Soviet forces reaching the city on August 11, 1945. Defending, roughly 3,827 Japanese continued to defend from heavily fortified defenses, trenches and pillboxes untol surrendering on August 18, 1945.

References
Nomonhan Japanese-Soviet Tactical Combat, 1939 pages 24, 27
Nomonhan page 276, 284-285, 690, 913, 1021
Japanese Studies on Manchuria: Volume XI Part 3 Book B, page 209, 210, 214
Japanese Studies on Manchuria Volume XI Part 3, Book C, page 384

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March 20, 2022