Operation Ichi-Go
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Operation Ichi-Go was a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II aimed at securing railways, destroying U.S. air bases, and linking Japanese-held territories.
Aliases (3)
- China Offensive of 1944 ×1
- Ichigo Offensive ×1
- Operation Ichi-Go (Japanese offensive context) ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese military operation
→
World War II military operation → military offensive → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ichigo Offensive
→
Operation Go → Tairiku Datsū Sakusen → |
| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
→
Republic of China → United States → |
| commandedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
→
|
| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
→
|
| country |
Empire of Japan
→
|
| endTime |
1945-01
→
|
| goal |
defeat Chinese Nationalist forces in central China
→
destroy United States air bases in China → link Japanese-held territories in China and Southeast Asia → secure railway lines between Manchuria and French Indochina → |
| location |
Central China
→
China → Guangxi Province → Henan Province → Hunan Province → Southern China → |
| opposedBy |
National Revolutionary Army
→
United States Army Air Forces → |
| partOf |
Pacific War
→
Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II → |
| railwayTarget |
Beijing–Hankou railway
→
Hankou–Canton railway → Hengyang–Guilin–Liuzhou rail corridor → |
| result |
Japanese operational victory
→
capture of Guilin → capture of Liuzhou → capture of major Chinese cities along the Beijing–Hankou railway → closure of several USAAF airfields in China → disruption of Chinese Nationalist control in central China → heavy Chinese casualties → strategic failure for Japan → |
| significance |
largest Japanese land offensive of World War II in China
→
weakened Chinese Nationalist forces before Chinese Civil War resumed → |
| startTime |
1944-04
→
|
| subOperation |
Operation Kogo
→
Operation Togo 1 → Operation Togo 2 → Operation Togo 3 → |
| targeted |
USAAF bases used by the Fourteenth Air Force
→
|
| theater |
China-Burma-India Theater
→
|
| year |
1944
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Operation Go
("China Offensive of 1944")
→
Operation Ichi-Go ("Ichigo Offensive") → Tairiku Datsū Sakusen → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Fourth Battle of Changsha
→
Operation Kogo → Operation Togo 1 → |
partOf |
|
Japanese occupation of China
→
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → |
significantEvent |
|
Operation Go
→
|
alternativeName |
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Operation Kogo
→
|
campaign |
|
World War II
→
|
hasPart |
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China Theater
("Operation Ichi-Go (Japanese offensive context)")
→
|
majorCampaign |
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Operation Kogo
→
|
relatedTo |