Operation Ichi-Go

E14091

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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

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.

World War II hasPart Operation Ichi-Go
Battle of Changsha partOf Operation Ichi-Go
subject surface form: Fourth Battle of Changsha
China Theater majorCampaign Operation Ichi-Go
this entity surface form: Operation Ichi-Go (Japanese offensive context)
Operation Ichi-Go alsoKnownAs Operation Ichi-Go
this entity surface form: Ichigo Offensive
Operation Kogo partOf Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Kogo campaign Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Kogo relatedTo Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Go alternativeName Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Go alsoKnownAs Operation Ichi-Go
this entity surface form: China Offensive of 1944
Tairiku Datsū Sakusen alsoKnownAs Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Togo 1 partOf Operation Ichi-Go
Ichi-Go alsoKnownAs Operation Ichi-Go
Ichigo Offensive alsoKnownAs Operation Ichi-Go
Battle of Hengyang partOf Operation Ichi-Go
Battle of Hengyang campaign Operation Ichi-Go
Battle of Hengyang relatedEvent Operation Ichi-Go