1945-04-09

West Hunan campaign

mainland ChinaWest Hunan campaign 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

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  1. Zhijiang airbase defense
  2. Ili National Army formed
  3. Ili National Army formation
  4. West Hunan campaignCurrent record
  5. Zhijiang counteroffensive begins
  6. Zhijiang defense
  7. Shaoyang defense in the West Hunan campaign
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Wartime Position

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

West Hunan campaign 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.

74th Army West Hunan campaign memorial service and Wikimedia Commons · 74th Army West Hunan campaign memorial service provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

74th Army West Hunan campaign memorial serviceVisual record74th Army West Hunan campaign memorial serviceA 5 August 1945 photograph of the 74th Army memorial service after the West Hunan campaign, anchoring the victory and losses around the Zhijiang-Shaoyang axis. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “West Hunan campaign.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · 74th Army West Hunan campaign memorial serviceOpen source