Allies Keep Up Steady Pressure in Burma

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 124, 29 May 1944, Page 4

Allies Keep Up Steady Pressure in Burma

(British Official Wireless.) Received Sunday, 9.20 p.m. RUGBY, May 27. A Burma communique states: “Our troops near Bishenpur continue to oust the enemy from positions in the foothills in this neighbourhood. One Japanese battalion has now been practically annihilated and the commander killed. In local actions further south we inflicted many casualties and repulsed a Japanese counterattack 12 miles south of Blshenpur. “On the Palel-Tamu Road the Japanese made unsuccessful attacks. Southeast of Kohima we occupied more enemy positions on ridges during Thursday night. South of Kohltna where the enemy has shown increased activity we repulsed a raiding party. Elsewhere in the Imphai area patrols were active. 44 In Upper Kaladan west of Labawa we repulsed determined enemy attacks, in Arakan patrols and artillery were active.

“The Allied air forces maintained widespread bombing and strafing attacks without loss.”

Overcoming strenuous enemy automatic weapons and mortar fire, Stilwell’s Chinese-Americans advanced a mile and a half south of Myitkylna, reports a Chinese communique. Thirtyeighth Division troops captured Warong and killed 100 Japanese. Another Chinese unit captured a huge supply dump east of Mogaung Valley.