The Archive · 1939

Shansi Town Captured

Taiyuan, June 7.

Overtaking Chinese troops retreat ting from areas south-west of Wang-chin in eastern Shans, a Japanese detachment defeated them in a clash fon Monday at Liulinchon, west of Lishi in western Shansi, and captured the town, according to a field Gispateh received here last night.

Japanese advance towards Shasi Troops of the Kishima Detachment were said) to have gained positions three-quarters of the way up the mountain.

Simultaneously the Iwakiri Detachment Iaunched an assault from the Toft tank and, ce-operated with the Kishima unit in driving the Chinese Back to the towns of Pinglu and Maotsing Dome,

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