Operation Go

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World War II military operation military offensive

Operation Go is the alternative name for Operation Ichi-Go, a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II aimed at securing railways and airfields.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II military operation → military offensive →
alsoKnownAs	China Offensive of 1944 → Ichigo Offensive →
alternativeName	Ichi-Go → Operation Ichi-Go →
belligerent	Empire of Japan → Republic of China → United States →
capturedCity	Changsha → Guilin → Hengyang → Liuzhou →
conflict	Second Sino-Japanese War →
consequence	evacuation of many US air bases in China → increased Japanese control over central and southern China → severe weakening of Chinese Nationalist forces →
country	Empire of Japan →
endTime	1945 →
hasPart	Operation Kogo → Operation Togo →
historicalPeriod	late stages of World War II →
location	China →
notableBattle	Battle of Changsha (1944) → Battle of Hengyang → Defense of Guilin–Liuzhou →
objective	capture Allied airfields in China → destroy USAAF bomber bases in China → open a land route from Manchuria to French Indochina → secure railway lines in China →
opponentCommander	Chiang Kai-shek → Joseph Stilwell →
partOf	World War II →
railwaySecured	Beijing–Hankou Railway → Hankou–Canton Railway → Hengyang–Liuzhou Railway →
result	Japanese operational victory → strategic failure for Japan in the wider war →
startTime	1944 →
target	Chinese Nationalist forces → US Army Air Forces bases →
theatre	China Burma India Theater →
year	1944 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Ichi-Go →	alsoKnownAs