2,884 Killed in Action Since Mukden Incident Tokyo, Mar. 18.
Japan lost 4,200 men between September, 1081, and December, 1035, as. a result of increased military activity In Manchuria, the War ODlee revealed to-day. Of these, 2.884 wore killed in action, the remaining 1,316 succumbing to disease.
Tiiness caused 137,647 amicers and men {0 be placed on the temporarily disabled list during that time, while 2808 were incapacitated by' frost bite and 11,310 others by wounds suffered in combat. Together with 19887 who were on the sick Ist, it brought the total number of ill end wounded to 171,318.
Deaths, which reached the high mark of 1374 in 1932, decreased to 802 inthe' following year. In 1994, they dropped to 208 and again rose to 283 In 1035.
Those Injured in combat totalled $448. In 1932, 3,060 in 1933, 122 the following year and 717 in 1995. The umber of soldiers ill or afflicted by frostbite has not decreased, the ~n~ nouncement said—Domel.
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