Claim Attempts at Offensives Beaten Back On All Fronts; Many Casualties Inflicted Tokyo, Dec. 29. HINESE forces have left 1,218,452 dead on battlefields during the period from July, 1937, to November, this year, a communique issued by the Army Section of the Imperial General Headquarters today said.
Of this number 823,296 bodies of Chinese troops were found from July, to November, 1938; 113,039 from December, 1938 to Apri 1939; and 282,117 from May, 1939 to November, 1939, the announcement said.
"The figures only refer to the bodies found by the Japanese forces and if other losses such as wounded, deserters, and those who surrendered are added to them, the total losses suffered by the Chinese troops would be as many as 3,000,000, "the communique said, Japanese dead were nearly 15 times smaller than Chinese losses during the nine-month period ending in Novem. ber, the announcement sold. During that time Chinese forces left 395,165, dead on battieelds. The number of Japanese killed during the same period was 27,000.
Ten Major Results During the 12-month period begin ing with the fall of the Wuhan area October, 1938, the communique continued, ten major results were' achieved; Th operations on Hainan Island, Japanese forees engaged about 1,000 Chinese troops, and killed 230 of them and took 800 prisoner operations in the area of Aniy in Hupeh, Japanese forces engaged about ten Chinese divisions, and killed 4,750 troops and took 85 prisoners.
In operations in the area of Haichow it Kiangsu, Japanese forces engaged about seven Chinese divisions, and lied 6,117 troops.
Tu operations in the area of Nanchang, Japanese forces engaged about 20 Chinese divisions, and killed 12,300 troops and took 3,870 prisoners.
operations inthe area east of! Srangyang in northern Hupeh, Japanese forces. engaged 29, Chinese Sivisions and killed 17,800 troops and took 1,607 prisoners.
In operations In the area of Swatow, Supanese forces engaged about, 2,006 Chinese troops, and killed 660 of them '9nd took 107 prisoners, in operations in the area of Luan in Shansi, Japanese forees engaged about 139,000 Chinese troops, and killed 13,00 of them, and took 990 prisoners Moving to cut off the Hongkong. supply route, Japanese forces engi bout 11,000 Chinese troops and Killed 100 of them and took 19 prisoners, In operations in the areas of the Han and Hing rivers. Japanese forges engaged about 400,000 Chinese troops and killed $8,400 of them and took 2,100 prisoners.
In operations in the area of Chungshan in Kwangtung, Japanese forces oustaged 2,800 Chinese troops, killed 256 of them and took prisone In addition, the announcement con tinued, Japanese forees were engaged mopping-up operations agains Chinese stragglers and bandits ina drive to restore peace and order.
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