202 Planes Clash In Border Battle
SOVIET CLAIMS REPULSE OF JAPANESE United P»*es3 Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright MOSCOW, “July 23. A communique Issued by army headquarters in Outer Mongolia today stated that 14 Japanese and three Mongol-Soviet planes were lost in an air battle on Friday in which 102 Japanese and 100 Mongol- • Soviet planes participated The battle was fought over Mongolian territory, which the Japanese violated, and lasted for an hour, ending In the Japanese being pursued into their own territory. A land battle on July 12 resulted in the Mongol-Soviet forces killing 100 Japanese and capturing a large quantity of war material.
The Japanese renewed their attacks on Friday and Saturday and were again repulsed.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 173, 25 July 1939, Page 8
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