Japanese army units in the vicinity of Shanghai made advances on all fronts on Monday, a Japanese military spokesman revealed yesterday morning.
Wuchia and Chinehia villages, six kilometres. north-west of Lotien, were captured, "he said. The Japanese forces in this sector were continuing their advance to dislodge Chinese entrenched in the north: west and south-west of Lotien.
gobia village was also captured, facilitating operations against Chinese positions in Fuhtan University.
Supported by artillery and mechanized units, Japanese troops yesterday morning advanced three kilometres along a five-kilometre front in the Lotien sector within the space of three hours, a Japanese military spokesman announced last night.
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