The Archive · 1940

Japanese General Killed

Chungking, Mar. 27.

Lieutenant-General Bllzogawa, commander-in-chief of the Japanese troops. In west Suiyuan, was killed following the reoccupation of Wuyuan by Chinese on the night of March 22, [according to the latest Chinese reports received here.

further claimed that the Japanese suffered 3400 casualties in the fighting between March 18 and March 22.

Describing the death of General Mizogawa, Chinese despatches state that he escaped from the old city of Wuyuan after the Chinese succeeded In obtaining @ foothold, and reached Enlokew on the night of March 22 with 200 men.

'The Japanese party, however, these same reports add, was ambushed by Chinese detachment, and after four hours' fighting was, wiped out, Gen-feral Mizogawa himself being killed Reuter.

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