Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang
| Soviet invasion of Xinjiang | |||||||||
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| Part of Kumul Rebellion | |||||||||
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 Republic of China
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ma Shih-ming
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 Colonel Proshkukarov |
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7,000 Soviet Russian GPU and Red Army troops in 2 brigades, airplanes, tanks, mustard gas |
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| Heavy casualties, many civilians injured and killed. | Heavy casualties, and many injured. Dozens of armored cars destroyed. | ||||||||
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics White Russian forces
Chiang Kai-shek Ma Zhongying Zhang Peiyuan † Ma Hushan
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