The Archive · 1936

All-Day Battle Along Soviet Border

Changchun, Nov. 27.

Heavy casualties were sustain. ed by both sides in a sanguine. ary Soviet-Japanese border clash near Changtienying, northwest of Lake "Khanka, last night, the Kwantung Army announced this morning.

Japanese losses were given in the statement as one private: killed and several wounded, while the Soviet force, according to the communique, left behind the body of a' killed soldier. A Soviet cavalryman was captured by the Japanese unit, as well as Soviet trench mortar and a heavy machine-gun.

The Japanese detachment, according to the communique, was patrolling the territory northeast of Panchichho yesterday morning, when a Soviet cavalry unit crossed the border and fired upon the Nipponese force, killing one mon, With both sides receiving Felnforeements, there was inter-mittens fighting throughout the day, the Soviet unit retreating at 9.20 o'clock Inst night—Domel.

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