The Archive · 1939

Shansi Operations

In operations in the area of Luan in Shansi, Japanese forces engaged about 139,000 Chinese troops and killed 137 of them, and took 990 prisoners.

Moving to cut off the Hongkong supply route, Japanese forces engaged about 11,000 Chinese troops and killed In operations in the areas of the Han and Hsing rivers, Japanese forces engaged about 400,000 Chinese troops ena killed 38,400 of them and took 2,700 prisoners.

In operations in the area of Chungshan in Kwangtung, Japanese forces kil 256 of them and took prisoners. core 2,800 Chinese troops, and Tu addition, the announcement continued, Japanese forces were engaged it-; moppingaup operations against Chinese stragglers and bandits in a drive to restore peace and order.

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