Japan, Occupied Manuchukuo. A Border Incident War Medal, c.1940

Instituted in 1940. In bronze, measuring 30 mm in diameter, spotting, light contact, original ribbon with hook and eye, better than very fine.

Footnote: Due to Russia's displeasure at the occupation of Manchuria, and the poorly defined border, incidents and armed clashes occurred frequently between Japanese and Manchukuoan forces on the one side and the Russians and their Outer Mongolian satellites on the other. In July 1937, a gunboat battle took place on the Amur River. In July 1938, the Russians occupied Changkufeng Hill near the border and intensive war was waged for ten days, August 14th to 24th, resulting in a Soviet victory. A major war broke out on May 11, 1939, along the Mongolian-Siberian border at Nomonhan, and Japanese casualties were 18,000.

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