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Location Lat 47° 15' 0N Long 117° 17' 60E Tamsagbulag is a small settlement located at an elevation of 2,509' / 764m in Dornod Province in Mongolia. Also known as "Tamsagbulag" or "Tamsag" or "Tamsagbulak". In the Mongolian language, "bulag" means spring. To the east roughly 120 kilometers away is Khalkhin Gol. Wartime History During the late 1930s, Tamsagbulag was a small town with a military base and supply area used by both the Soviet Red Army and Mongolian Army. By 1939 the Soviet 8th Armored Brigade (Armored Cars) was based here. On May 5, 1939 the Bykov detachment commanded by Soviet Major A. E. Bykov arrived and was stationed to the east of the town. Also stationed in the area was the Mongolian Army 6th Cavalry Division. Starting in early May 1939 Tamsagbulag was rapidly developed into a major staging base and rear area to support the Battle of Khalkhin Gol / Nomonhan Incident to the east. On June 5, 1939, Soviet Red Army Komkor Georgy K, Zhukov arrived at Tamsagbulag and took command of Soviet and Mongolian forces. Starting in late June Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) reconnaissance aircraft and later fighters and bombers attack Tamsagbulag with additional air raids in August and September. After the Battle of Khalkhin Gol / Nomonhan Incident the military presence was reduced. Japanese missions against Tamsagbulag June 24, 1939–September 12, 1939 Tamsagbulag Airfield (Tamsag Bulak, "Kiev") Built by the Soviet Union and used as a military airfield between May 1939–September 1939 References Nomonhan Japanese-Soviet Tactical Combat page 2 (map) Japanese Studies on Manchuria: Volume XI Part 3 Book B, page 234 Contribute
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