Bataar Enkhjargal

Bataar Enkhjargal (1892–1935), was a Mongolian officer who served before World War II. He is famous for the Halhamiao Incident (1935), during the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, where he was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire.

Early life
Bataar was born in Hajkia, Mongolia on March 1892, to a nomadic family. He moved to Ulaanbataar later in his life, and became the commander of the 4th Mongolian cavalry unit.

Halhamiao Incident
On 8 January 1935, his army of 90 Mongolians attacked a Manchurian border army, after they claimed to have crossed the Mongolian border. He led a cavalry charge against the Manchurian base, where he was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire. His body was buried somewhere around Halhamiao, where the incident occurred.