Tairiku Datsū Sakusen
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Japanese military operation
World War II battle
campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War
military offensive
Tairiku Datsū Sakusen 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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese military operation
ⓘ
World War II battle ⓘ campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ichi-Go
ⓘ
surface form:
Ichigō Sakusen
Operation Ichi-Go ⓘ Operation Number One ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of China ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| effect |
capture of large areas of Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi
ⓘ
closure or relocation of several USAAF air bases in China ⓘ disruption of Chinese Nationalist defenses ⓘ |
| goal |
destroy United States air bases in China
ⓘ
link Japanese-held territories in China and Southeast Asia ⓘ prevent American strategic bombing of Japan from Chinese bases ⓘ secure railway lines in China ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Japanese desire to neutralize B-29 bases in China
ⓘ
Japanese need to improve overland communications within occupied territories ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Central China
ⓘ
China ⓘ southern China ⓘ
surface form:
South China
|
| militaryBranch |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Army ground forces
|
| opponent | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| participant |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese strategy against Allied air power in East Asia
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| region |
Guangxi Province
ⓘ
Henan Province ⓘ Hunan Province ⓘ |
| result | Japanese operational victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
open a continuous land route from Manchuria to French Indochina
ⓘ
secure the Beijing–Hankou railway ⓘ secure the Guangzhou–Hankou railway ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Chinese theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
surface form:
China theater of World War II
|
| timePeriod | 1944 ⓘ |
| translationOfName | "Operation to Break Through to the Continent" ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land campaign ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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