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Originally Posted by Randomizer
The bloody nose administered by Zhukov on the Khalkin Gol left a huge impression on the Japanese high command and drove both a military and political imperative to keep the Soviet Union neutral at all costs.
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That was precisely my point.
The Japanese learned that the Soviet army was a force to be reckoned with and, in the best interest of their immediate objectives, one to avoid. As far as the Japanese deprecating US soldiers as opposed to the Soviets, I think that had more to do with the proximity of the Soviet's resources to their own, and to avoid any more non-sanctioned attacks upon them by over-zealous commanders.