FALL OF BUTHIDAUNG

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21354, 15 March 1944, Page 3

FALL OF BUTHIDAUNG

U.S.-CHINESE ADVANCE (British Official Wireiess.) : RUGBY, March 13. Buthidaung has been captured and the Allied advance across northern ' Burma continues. Further success--ful water-borne raids were made on Saturday night on Japanese positions on the coastal plain south of Maungclaw, states Allied Headquarters in South-East Asia. “East of the Mayu range, we forced the enemy out of ms Htindaw hill positions,” it states. ‘ The Japanese are being driven from another group of hills a - little to the_ east. During the past three days other Allied troops have been making local attacks in the Buthidaung seeiui and, after occupying Buthidaung on Saturday, strengthened their positions by clearing the enemy frbm me high ground to the south, and south-west. -

“In tire Kaladan Valley, we capr tured an, enemy position north-west of Kyauktaw. Enemy columns operating on our left and right flanks xn the Chin Hills made a further slight northward movement yesterday. “In the Kabaw Valley, the Japanese northward movementcontinued. In North Burma, Chinese and Americans advanced two miles south along the road from Walawbum. reading Chinese elements are five miles south of Chanmoi and astride the road flanking it west of the Hukawng Valley. "United States medium and fighterbombers are very active in Northern Burma supporting the land forces. Fighters, dive-bombers and fighterbombers night and day attacked targets in Arakan, Mayu, Kaladan, Chin Hills and Chindwin areas. Long-range nghtefs attacked communications and otner targets in central and southern Burma. No Allied aircraft were lost m all operations.