Japanese Invasion Army
LOSSES FORCE A HALT
LONDON, February 27.
Details of the recent land operations in Burma are given by the Rangoon communique. It is disclosed that when our troops broke contact with the enemy on the Bilin River position on February 20, they had inflicted such heavy casualties that the Japanese were unable to follow up.
Because the Japanese forces in the front line had been so badly mauled a large enemy force with elephants moved up the coast to Sittang', but our troops there fell back to deny the line of the Sittang River to the enemy.
Concentrations of enemy forces were launched against our forward positions, and a further withdrawal across the Sittang Biver was necessary to make our line more secure. ,The enemy has not attempted to croks the Sittang River since, and the present lull in the fighting1 is due to the heavy casualties which the Japanese have suffered.
It is thought that the Japanese are waiting' for reinforcements before they renew their drive towards Rangoon. It is suggested in London today that they may attempt to outflank the left wing' of our forces behind the Sittang River.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 50, 28 February 1942, Page 7
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