Operation Ichi-go

1944_Operation_Ichigo_IJA_invaded_Henan.

1944_Operation_Ichigo_IJA_Type_92_Heavy_machine_gun

桂柳会战桂林城防指挥官殉职纪念塔。于桂林普陀山

Bombs for Chiang Kai-shek.

China situation Oct1944

Evacuation of Liuchow, November 1944

Japanese mechanized forces marching towards Lo-yang

1944 - Operation Ichigo, Imperial Japanese Army Type 91 armored railroad car

A map of the Japanese Plan for Operation Ichi-Go. The region name "Mongolia" on the top right corner was a mistake, it should have been written as "Manchuria".

Japanese Ichigo Plan - April 1944

Japanese troops performing a close combat attack on Yüeh-Han Railroad.

General Yukio Kasahara (1884-1973)

吕旃蒙 A KMT general.
一號作戰示意圖
一號作戰示意圖

阚维雍 A KMT general.
Historical Overview
Operation Ichi-Go was a campaign with several battles between the Imperial Japanese Army forces and the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, fought from April to December 1944. It consisted of three battles in the Chinese provinces of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi.
Quick Facts
Empire of Japan
- Commander: Yasuji Okamura
- Strength: ca. 500.000
- Casualties: ca. 12.000
Rep. of China
- Commander: Tang Enbo
- Strength: ca. 1.000.000
- Casualties: ca. 300.000
Strategic Context
Destroying US air bases in China.
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