Chinese Take Tenchung on Burma Road

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/93
Date Released
20 Nov 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Chinese Take Tenchung on Burma Road
  2. 2FFI March in London
  3. 3The Tirpitz

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
Chinese troops attack the city of Tenchung which is held by the Japanese. Tommy guns, bazookas and heavy mortars are used and finally they storm the city wall with scaling ladders. Wounded are carried out through gaps in the ruined wall and casualties are heavy. All the two thousand Jap defenders were killed or captured.
Keywords
Weapons; Casualties; Military
Locations
China; Tenchung
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
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