1945-04-09

Zhijiang defense

mainland ChinaZhijiang defense is a battle 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. Ili National Army formation
  2. West Hunan campaign
  3. Zhijiang counteroffensive begins
  4. Zhijiang defenseCurrent record
  5. Shaoyang defense in the West Hunan campaign
  6. CCP Seventh Congress opens in Yan’an
  7. Mao presents the coalition-government report
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Wartime Position

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

Zhijiang defense is a battle 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.

Chihchiang campaign map, 8 April-7 June 1945 and Wikimedia Commons · Chihchiang campaign map, 8 April-7 June 1945 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Chihchiang campaign map, 8 April-7 June 1945Visual recordChihchiang campaign map, 8 April-7 June 1945A campaign map for 8 April to 7 June 1945 showing the Japanese advance and Chinese defense/counteroffensive axes around Zhijiang, Shaoyang, and western Hunan. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Zhijiang defense.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Chihchiang campaign map, 8 April-7 June 1945Open source