A Japanese column entering Peiping through the Kwangan Gate was trapped by Chinese troops between the riner and outer walls of the city While the Japanese were subjected to a withering and machine-gun fire, It-Col. Sakurai climbed up the high wall and began to urge the Chinese troops to de: When they assumed a threatening attitude, the plucky officer jumped down, severely injuring his legs and the lower part of his body. After months in hospital, he rejoined the Army operating in North China but ^is injuries compelled him to leave active duty for medical care. He has been recuperating at the Beppu Spa since Februar The. officer newspapers here said.
led as one of the Army authorities on North Chin:
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