THE BRITISH TROOPS are reported to have withdrawn to the west of the Sittang river where they have reorganized their defences. The Sittang is the last river barrier between the Japanese and Rangoon, which, according to the Governor of Burma, will be held at all costs. The Japanese are also reported to be thrusting northward from bases at Chiengmai and Chienghai.
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Southland Times, Issue 24680, 27 February 1942, Page 5
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61THE BRITISH TROOPS are reported to have withdrawn to the west of the Sittang river where they have reorganized their defences. The Sittang is the last river barrier between the Japanese and Rangoon, which, according to the Governor of Burma, will be held at all costs. The Japanese are also reported to be thrusting northward from bases at Chiengmai and Chienghai. Southland Times, Issue 24680, 27 February 1942, Page 5
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