JAPANESE WAR CASUALTIES
Nearly 1,500,000 Men • 7.3(1 p.m > WASHINGTON. July 18. Official figures indicate that British-American forces have killed and taken prisoner nearly 1,500,900 Japanese, to clear the way for what Admiral Nimilz calls the preinvasion stage. IL is: estimated that fIOO.OOO others are cut off or by-passed <. Pacific islands, besides thousands who perished in China. Anglo-A nerlcan operations, it. is reported, Recounted for 1,141.500 b’.pThe most recent estimate of Jap ' cse naval losses adds ‘.’.62,000 to tin' total 'The Japanese. nevertheless. are estimated .still to have 5.000.000 to 10 000.000 men, including the cream of the Emperor's army. I lie Japanese sir force is w) il l led lown to probably 4000 planes and the navy lias virtually ceased to ex is'
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23258, 20 July 1945, Page 5
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