Allied Forces Counter-Attack In Burma

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXX, Issue 13622, 21 April 1942, Page 5

Allied Forces Counter-Attack In Burma

uNESE TROOPS RECAPTURE OIL TOWN Cn ,OF YENANGYAUNG

nese Cut Off By British Armoured '® Units

POINT RETAKEN AFTER TWO DAYS' r FIGHTING

London, April 20. 1 {est news from the Burma front is contained in a Chun- ■-'\ L n jque which states that Chinese forces have defeated • COlD es e on the Irrawaddy front and have recaptured the oil i Venangya un SVile this is only claimed as a local defeat Yenangyaung is a f some importance and is one of the oil centres which was i-ved last week. V Doffing the destruction of the wells the Japanese established pesinthe town, mainly by infiltration, but British armoured 0 Ljiting alongside Chinese troops, struck south and other fli forces closed in from south to north, cutting off the Japanese. % Chunking message states that the town was finally taken fhinese troops after two days fighting in which the enemy"sufj 500 casualties, our losses being given at 200. toting still continues at other points, including Pinchaung, hieh area Chinese and Burmese troops are reported to be fight-

• veil. Our air forces have shown increased activity on various parts tie front and the American Volunteer Group has destroyed two nanese planes without loss to themselves. Our planes continue bomb the enemy far behind the battle zone.