1945-03-21

Laohokow airfield offensive

LaohokowLaohokow airfield offensive is a air war · campaign record around Laohokow, situated in the endgame phase shaped by Operation Ichi-Go and the front-line reordering before Japan’s defeat. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Other events in this phase

China Wartime Endgame132
  1. Stilwell Road convoy crossing the Salween
  2. Ghulja-Soviet liaison network
  3. Laohekou campaign
  4. Laohokow airfield offensiveCurrent record
  5. Zhijiang airbase defense
  6. Ili National Army formed
  7. Ili National Army formation
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Wartime Position

the endgame in which Operation Ichi-Go and Japan’s approaching defeat shook the China theater again

Laohokow airfield offensive is a air war · campaign record around Laohokow, situated in the endgame phase shaped by Operation Ichi-Go and the front-line reordering before Japan’s defeat. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around Laohokow clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

World Battle Fronts atlas, China theater, 1 April 1945 and Wikimedia Commons · World Battle Fronts atlas, 1 April 1945 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

World Battle Fronts atlas, China theater, 1 April 1945Visual recordWorld Battle Fronts atlas, China theater, 1 April 1945The U.S. Army World Battle Fronts atlas map for 1 April 1945 anchors the Han River and Laohokow front immediately after the offensive against the Laohokow airfield. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Laohokow airfield offensive.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · World Battle Fronts atlas, 1 April 1945Open source