A map of China with Wuhan highlighted in red. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of the German-trained Chinese troops preparing to defend Wuhan. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Japanese troops celebrating the successful strategic landing at Anqing, which enabled them to later take Wuhan itself. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Chinese troops traveling to Wuhan after the KMT flooded the Yangtze River. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Japanese troops marching alongside tanks toward Wuhan. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Chinese troops on the move near Wanjialing, where Chinese defenders would manage to encircle and largely destroy a massive Japanese invasion force. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Genrikh Lyushkov, a Soviet NKVD officer who defected to the Empire of Japan in 1938. His intelligence led the Imperial Japanese Army to conclude that Soviet forces in Mongolia would prove an easy target. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Mongolian Cavalry at the Battles of Khalkin Gol. Troops like these on either side of the conflict created the inciting incident which led to the battles themselves. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Japanese soldiers advancing slowly toward Soviet positions near some wrecked Soviet vehicles during the Battles of Khalkin Gol. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Japanese soldiers celebrating over captured Soviet supplies during the Batltes of Khalkin Gol. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Soviet tanks advancing on Japanese positions during the Battles of Khalkin Gol. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of captured Japanese soldiers marching toward captivity in the aftermath of the Battles of Khalkin Gol. Source: Public Domain
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