The Archive · 1937

With Tokyo Embassy

Changchun, July 6.

Two Soviet troopers were killed by Japanese and Manchoukuo tróops repulsing an alleged violation Manchuokuo territory near CI shan, fifty kilometres south Mishan on the banks of Lake Khanka, a Kwantung Army communique said to-day. Japanese losses were pul by the communique at one wounded soldier, Soviet troops, the Kwantung Army headquarters here stated, made two raids in Manchurian soil and fired on an outpost manned by a joint force of Japanese and Manchoukuo soldiers. This was repeated at 8 O'clock last night when a force of about 150 Soviet soldiers "with two or three" field guns bombarded the Chienshan outpost, the communique added, The Kwantung Army announcement claimed that the "invaders" had been repulsed

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