JAPANESE PUSH
BURMA ROAD OPERATIONS
CHUNGKING, October 14. Reinforced Japanese, in five columns, have pushed northwards along the Burma Road at the entrance to southwestern China, where the Chinese are resisting desperately. Most of the fighting appears to" be on the west bank of the upper Salween River. A Chinese communique said that two new Japanese drives have won a position on the west shore of Lake Shuanhungchiao, from which ' the enemy has shelled the Chinese positions on the opposite shore. Chinese counter-fire silenced the Japanese guns and caused heavy damage to the enemy.
Extremely heavy fighting continues on the Siaofang sector, and there have been, heavy casualties on both sides. The Chinese recaptured Potien, but reinforced Japanese, supported by many bombers, forced the Chinese back to the south, where they are now engaging in bloody fighting.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 93, 16 October 1943, Page 7
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137JAPANESE PUSH Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 93, 16 October 1943, Page 7
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