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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Ichi-Go canonical | 16 |
| 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 |
Operation Ichi-Go
ⓘ
surface form:
Ichigo Offensive
Operation Go ⓘ Tairiku Datsū Sakusen ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of China ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commandedBy | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Southern China
|
| opposedBy |
National Revolutionary Army
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| railwayTarget |
Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Beijing–Hankou railway
Beijing–Guangzhou Railway ⓘ
surface form:
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 1 ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Togo 2
Operation Togo 1 ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Togo 3
|
| targeted | USAAF bases used by the Fourteenth Air Force ⓘ |
| theater |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fourth Battle of Changsha
this entity surface form:
Operation Ichi-Go (Japanese offensive context)
this entity surface form:
Ichigo Offensive
this entity surface form:
China Offensive of 1944