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| Location Lat 52° 1' 54N Long 113° 30' 3E Chita is a city and the administrative center located at an elevation of 2,509' / 764m at the confluence of the Chitinka River and Ingoda River on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Far Eastern of Russia. In Russian spelled Чита. Between 1922–1991 known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR, Soviet Union). Today part of Zabaykalsky Krai in the Federal District of Far Eastern of Russia. Wartime History In 1905 during the Russian revolution, the city declared independence as the Chita Republic but Russian forces regained control by January 1906. Following World War I, occupied by Japanese forces between 1918–1920. Starting in 1930, Chita became a closed city with foreigners and many Russians prohibited due to the proximity to the border with Manchukuo (Manchuria) and military installations in the area. Between May 1939 until September 1939 used as a staging base for the Red Army during the Battle of Khalkhin Gol (Nomonhan Incident). After the battle, Japanese prisoners were held at Chita during late 1939 until 1940. At one Prisoner compound there were an estimated 500-600 Japanese POWs including a Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) colonel and an Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) major. At the end of World War II, Emperor Pu Yi and some of his staff were detained in a former sanatorium for officers as political prisoners. Today Chita remained a closed city until the collapse of the Soviet Union. Chita Airfield Prewar airfield References Nomonhan page 929 Contribute
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