Outer Mongolia — officially the Mongolian People's Republic — was ruled by the communist government of Khorloogiin Choibalsan during the period of World War II and had close links with the Soviet Unio
Mongolian People's Army soldiers at Khalkhin Gol, 1939
A detail from Ulaanbaatar's Zaisan Memorial
A World War II memorial in Ulaanbaatar, featuring a T-34/85 tank.
The 112th "Revolutionary Mongolia" Tank Brigade, previously the 112th Tank Brigade, was a military formation in the Red Army, funded by contributions from the People's Republic of Mongolia, during Wor