OIL TOWN IN BURMA CAPTURED
(Rec. 11 p.m.) LONDON. April 19. British troops of the 14th Army in Burma have captured the key oil centre of Chauk, on the Irrawaddy.
The security sikaceonthe tremendous clash nf east of Berlin has hof yet ' been lifted, says i Moscow correspondent. Front line reports: reaching MoaebW of enemy tank jtircrnUft losses indicate the ihlwrttynf the amouredand akbattki . raging on the Eastern front The Berlin radio laat rtcfct admitted that * <hjt CWMMI had reached arlina trtto Wnlkow' - which ■ are IT mUes lp, ’ : east of * The .* '^Konieyr.imM^M 1 "- of the 'Niiai^tdli^S^S' 7: ’ ; of BcrlbuAddei^^^ ; elans had: a|sn ;.hn^^ Forst, busr * 1 German^mortpow^
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19450420.2.37.21
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24546, 20 April 1945, Page 5
Word Count
107OIL TOWN IN BURMA CAPTURED Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24546, 20 April 1945, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in