1944-10-10

Battle of Longling

LonglingBattle of Longling is a battle record around Longling, 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.

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  4. Battle of LonglingCurrent record
  5. Guangxi refugee relief during Ichigo
  6. Liuzhou airfield crisis
  7. Ghulja uprising
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Wartime Position

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

Battle of Longling is a battle record around Longling, 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 Longling clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

C-47 supply drop over the Lungling area, 10 October 1944 and Wikimedia Commons · C-47 supply drop for troops fighting in the Lungling area, 10 October 1944 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

C-47 supply drop over the Lungling area, 10 October 1944Visual recordC-47 supply drop over the Lungling area, 10 October 1944A 10 October 1944 U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph of a C-47 dropping supplies to troops fighting in the Lungling area anchors the air-supply system behind the western Yunnan counteroffensive. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Battle of Longling.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · C-47 supply drop for troops fighting in the Lungling area, 10 October 1944Open source