The Archive · 1939

Continued Fighting

Changehun, July 25.

Continued border warfare along, 'Manchoukuo's western frontier yesterday' resulted in the downing of 41 Soviet aeroplanes, the Kwantung Army headquarters claimed ina communique issued today.

Japanese losses were given as three killed, two wounded and one machine, with crew, missing, Twenty-six out of about 100 Soviet combat craft and 15 out of 60 bombters were shot down, the communique asserted.

Japanese bombers carried out operations against Soviet artillery positions along the Khalka River the face of intensive anti-ainerats fire, recording to the announcement, Seventeen More Claimed Japanese aircraft shot down seven teen Soviet planes of the T-16 type it two clashes with more than 70 raft over the western border of Manchoukuo today, the headquarters of the tung' Army claimed ina com=

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