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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Chinese Communists wiped out a Nationalist army group near Nanking, inflicting 30,000 casualties on the 16th Army Group from the Suchow garrison. Nanking's defense hinges on other trapped troops breaking the encirclement to hold the Hwai River line.
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(By The Associated Press)
Chinese Army sources said today Communists threatening Nanking have wiped out one of the four Nationalist army groups they had trapped on the outer approaches of the capital.
The Communists asserted they inflicted 30,000 casualties. Government sources said the 16th Army group was about lost. It was part of the 250,000-man garrison which tarried too long in outflanked Suchow.
Whether Nanking could be held depended largely on whether the other trapped troops could snap the Communist ring and take up defense of the Hwai river line. 105 miles northwest of Nanking. There were no more government claims that units of the 12th Army Group fought out of an encirclement, as was reported yesterday.
The Government, which frequently tosses out reports which have no relation to the facts, said the Communists also are suffering heavy losses and are plagued by shortages of supplies and munitions.
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Nanking
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communists inflicted 30,000 casualties; 16th army group about lost
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Communists wiped out one of four Nationalist army groups trapped on outer approaches of Nanking; 16th Army group part of 250,000-man garrison that tarried too long in outflanked Suchow; whether Nanking can be held depends on other trapped troops snapping Communist ring and defending Hwai river line 105 miles northwest of Nanking; no more claims that units of 12th Army Group fought out of encirclement; government says Communists suffering heavy losses and shortages