NORTH BURMA GAIN

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 193, 13 May 1944, Page 7

NORTH BURMA GAIN

Chinese And American Pressure (British Official Wireless.) , RUGBY, May 11.

East of the Mogaung Valley and north of Kamaing the Chinese have occupied two more villages and continue to advance against stiff opposition, states South-east Asia'headquarters. West or the Mogaung Valley and south of the Hwelon River forces which include American-manned medium tanks made a six-hour raid into enemy- territory. They silenced heavy anti-tank fire and returned without .casualties. _ In the "neighbourhood of Kohima there was no major activity. Fighting was continued in the outskirts of the village. We improved our positions north ot Imphal. Eight miles east of Kauglafigbi our troops captured positions. North of Bishenpur the ground forces claimed the destruction of two enemy aircraft with three more probably shot down. North-east an'd south-east of Palel our patrols inflicted casualties on superior enemy parties. On the Palel road the enemy occupied a small feature which our troops evacuated. In the last two months troops of the Fourteenth Corps have killed at least 6100 Japanese. In Arakan our hill positions have been further strengthened by the capture of an enemy strong-point. A battalion of Gurkha Rifles laid three successful ambushes. inflicting nearly 100 casualties on the enemy, almost!* without loss to themselves.

There was extensive air activity against the Japanese positions and equip-, ment, no Allied planes being lost. Reuter’s Kandy correspondent says that it is officially estimated that more thau 10,000 Japanese have 'been killed in the Arakan. Kohima, and Imphal areas and by Chindits in the Burma fighting since the beginning of February.