Thursday 28 August 2014

Taiwan honours 56,000 WWII soldiers killed in Myanmar

TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan honours 56,000 WWII soldiers killed in Myanmar
Taipei (AFP) Aug 27, 2014 - Taiwan on Wednesday honoured tens of thousands of Chinese Nationalist soldiers killed in World War II in Myanmar, many of whom came to the rescue of British troops. A wooden plaque inscribed with Chinese characters reading "The spirits of the Republic of China officers and soldiers killed" was brought to the Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei as a military band played solemn music. It symbolises ... more


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