Mongolian Army: History and Modernity

The Mongolian army, together with other armed forces of the country, which include border troops and internal security forces, is called upon to defend the country's sovereignty in the international arena and ensure the security of Mongolian citizens within the country if necessary.

Obtaining independence in the XX century

The self-defense forces of independent Mongolia began to emerge before the country was completely liberated from Chinese rule. The first armed detachments were created when the White Guardian Baron Ungern came to the aid of the Mongolian people with his detachment of Russian soldiers. During the storming of Urga, he was defeated, but this only tempered his soldiers and spurred all layers of Mongolian society into closer interaction with the liberation army.

His letters of support and blessing were sent to the baron by the future goddess of independent Mongolia Bogdo-gegen Vlll. So began the construction of state armed forces. Immediately after the victory over the Chinese government, self-defense units were created. Service in the army in Mongolia at that time was mandatory for all, which was explained by the difficult situation inside the country and the need to preserve independence from aggressive neighbors. However, the country showed a reliable and reliable ally - the Red Army, which will help to stand up against the Whiteguard officers and Chinese invaders.

Mongolian People's Army

Damdin Sukhbaatar became the hero of the liberation struggle of the Mongols with foreign invaders, he also founded the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and led the people's revolution in 1921. Until 2005, the capital of the country had its mausoleum, which, however, was demolished, in order to replace it with a monument to Genghis Khan. At the same time the leader of the revolution was honored with appropriate honors, and the ceremony of solemn cremation was attended by Buddhist clergy.

The army of the People's Republic was created with the direct participation of Soviet specialists and armed with the best examples of Soviet technology. As an important adviser to Mongolia visited even Marshal Zhukov.

Mongolian Army in World War II

Unwillingly, Mongolia entered the war through the fault of the Japanese army, which, together with the Mangzhou-go state, crossed the Mongolian border and reached the Khalkhin Gol River, which became the cause of the undeclared conflict.

And although the Mongol army still won this long conflict, it could not do without help.

The state of Manchukuo was created by the Japanese occupation administration just in order to continue from its territory an offensive on China, Mongolia and the Soviet Union. Of course, knowing this perfectly well, the Soviet command could not leave its neighbors without support.

So in Mongolia were military advisers and weapons from the USSR, which entailed a period of long and fruitful cooperation between the two states. The country of the Soviets supplied armored cars and small arms to the republic, while the cavalry was the basis of the Mongolian army, capable of overcoming the distances of up to 160 km per day in the conditions of steppes and deserts. The Soviet army in Mongolia before signing an agreement with China on the reduction of the army at the borders, after which the Soviet grouping of troops was withdrawn from the Mongolian territory in 1989.

Soviet-Mongolian cooperation in the 1960s

Mongolia in the sixties was a kind of buffer zone that divided China and the USSR, relations between which were not always friendly. After the anti-Stalinist company began in the Union, China declared its protest and the relations began to deteriorate sharply, and in the late 1960s a powerful military grouping was created in the northwest of China, threatening not only the Mongolian People's Republic, but also the Soviet Union.

In response to the aggressive actions of the PRC, the Soviet leadership decided to strengthen its military presence in Asia. The strength of the People's Liberation Army group was enormous, only up to thirty infantry divisions were in reserve, and the number of tanks and missile installations reached ten thousand. Such a threat could not be ignored.

Realizing the threat posed by China, the Soviet government, on an urgent basis, began redeploying its armed forces from the center of the country to the Far East and the Sino-Mongolian border. After these actions, the tank grouping at the Chinese border reached 2,000 units.

Army of Democratic Mongolia

The Mongolian army, which at the time of the Democratic Revolution in 1990 was supported by a general conscription and advisers from the USSR, underwent major changes. This time, American specialists took part in the reform of the army.

In the XXl century, the Mongolian army significantly decreased and its strength was ten thousand men in the ground forces, about seven thousand in various paramilitary formations and on one military vessel based on the lake Uvs-Nuur.

Despite its small size, the country's army actively participates in international peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan and Iraq and was repeatedly awarded with praise from its allies.

Current state

The new army of Mongolia, the photo of which is given in the article, is a unique fusion of well-trained personnel and proven military equipment. A distinctive feature of the method of manning the Mongolian armed forces is that you can refuse to serve in the army, paying an amount equal to about one and a half thousand dollars and set by the state.