BATTLE FOR LINCHWAN
JAPANESE FORCED BACK CHUNGKING. July 14.
The Chinese counter-offensive in Kiangsi province pushed Ihe Japanese hack in Linchwan. The Japanese garrison there was encircled, and there were at least 700 Japanese casualties in the battle at the city’s approaches. The fight for Linchwan is an extension of the battle in which the Chinese entrapped 30.000 Japanese troops □round Changahu. 30 miles to the west of Linchwan. The success of the Chinese counteroffensive temporarily thwarted a Japanese plan to push to the west to Nanchang, The Central News reported that Chinese guerrillas, who have been active throughout the summer on Hainan Island, are operating from the mountains against shore-based Japanese positions. An aerial bombardment failed to drive out the guerrillas.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24969, 16 July 1942, Page 5
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