Fiat BR.20 Cicogna
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The Fiat BR.20 Cicogna was a low-wing twin-engine medium bomber that was developed and manufactured by Italian aircraft company Fiat Aviazione. It holds the distinction of being the first all-metal It
A Fiat BR.20 on the ground just prior to Italy's declaration of war in 1940.
A Fiat B.R.20M of 242 Squadron, 99 Group, 43 Wing, 1940
A Regia Aeronautica BR.20, 1938
A formation of Fiat B.R.20s, June 1937. Note the camouflage blending in with the ground below
Battles of Khalkhin Gol
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The Battles of Khalkhin Gol, known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident after Nomonhan Burd Obo, were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts which involved the Soviet
Fiat BR.20 Cicogna
…available (both types initially used two 746 kW/1,000 hp engines). The 12th Sentai was redeployed to the Mongolian-Manchurian border to fight in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, but, when this conflict ended in September 1939, the BR.20s were progressively withdrawn and replaced by the Ki-21. Despite having been phased out…
Japanese infantrymen near wrecked Soviet armored vehicles, July 1939
Mongolian cavalry in the Khalkhin Gol (1939)
Mongolian troops fight against a Japanese counterattack on the western beach of the river Khalkhin Gol, 1939
Japanese soldiers cross the Khalkhin Gol