1944-04-17

Operation Ichigo begins

mainland ChinaOperation Ichigo begins is a campaign record, 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. Jiangsu-Zhejiang guerrilla zones
  2. Henan phase of Operation Ichigo
  3. Operation Ichigo: Beiping-Hankou railway phase
  4. Operation Ichigo beginsCurrent record
  5. Myitkyina airfield campaign
  6. Longling-Tengchong counteroffensive
  7. Ramgarh training and Chinese army reorganization
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Wartime Position

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

Operation Ichigo begins is a campaign record, 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 mainland China clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

Japanese Ichigo Plan, April 1944 and Wikimedia Commons · Japanese Ichigo Plan, April 1944 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Japanese Ichigo Plan, April 1944Visual recordJapanese Ichigo Plan, April 1944A Japanese planning map for the April 1944 opening of Operation Ichi-Go. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Operation Ichigo begins.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Japanese Ichigo Plan, April 1944Open source