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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Schogun on 09 November 2012, 04:08:20 PM

Title: Photos of bridge at Nomonhan/Khalkhin Gol?
Post by: Schogun on 09 November 2012, 04:08:20 PM

Any photos of the main bridge crossing the Halha River/Khalkhin Gol during the Nomonhan Incident?

I believe the Japanese called it the Kawamata Bridge.

Thanks

(Cuprum???)

Title: Re: Photos of bridge at Nomonhan/Khalkhin Gol?
Post by: BrianW on 22 November 2012, 05:18:30 AM

I only found one picture of it online:
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/mongolia/khalkhin_gol/2007/kg-bridge-view-east.html

The picture was taken in 2007, so I can't even say it is the same bridge.
BWW

Title: Re: Photos of bridge at Nomonhan/Khalkhin Gol?
Post by: cuprum on 22 November 2012, 07:03:01 AM

As far as I know - stationary bridge in battle area was not. 12 bridges were built by the Soviet troops and a pontoon bridge built by the Japanese army.

Here are a couple pictures of Soviet bridges:

(http://almamater-3.3dn.ru/Knigi/1986/foto/8_HalhinGol.jpg)

(http://almamater-3.3dn.ru/Knigi/1986/foto/9_NLP.jpg)

Photos of Japanese bridge I no found.

Title: Re: Photos of bridge at Nomonhan/Khalkhin Gol?
Post by: Schogun on 22 November 2012, 12:50:49 PM

Brian --

Found that photo, too. It's the present day bridge.

Cuprum found a couple of actual photos. Wood bridge on pontoons. I'll post them here when I get a chance.

Chuck

Title: Re: Photos of bridge at Nomonhan/Khalkhin Gol?
Post by: cuprum on 22 November 2012, 01:02:44 PM

In photos: one bridge - the pontoon, the second bridge (pedestrian) - for stilts.

Title: Re: Photos of bridge at Nomonhan/Khalkhin Gol?
Post by: Schogun on 26 November 2012, 04:35:56 PM

The two photos I received from Cuprum --

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8481/8220385405_a329ed2b54.jpg)

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8066/8220385561_78c1e59087.jpg)

Title: Re: Photos of bridge at Nomonhan/Khalkhin Gol?
Post by: BrianW on 27 November 2012, 07:24:08 AM

Oh, those are very nice photos!  It looks, though, as if both photos are of a pontoon type bridge.  Am I missing something?  I assure I'm not (deliberately) trying to be dense.

As to the photo I found, I suspected it was a more modern bridge, but there was nothing else out there.
BWW