Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou 1944
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 August 1944 – 24 November 1944 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1944 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | China | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Operation Ichi-Go | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 25.2667, 110.3000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou (simplified Chinese: 桂柳会战; traditional Chinese: 桂柳會戰; pinyin: Gùilǐu Huìzhàn), also known as the Battle of Guiliu, was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) and Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
This battle was the third of the three-part Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi, also known as Operation Ichigo. As part of the operation, a major aim of this attack was to connect the pieces of Japanese-held territory, and also, to destroy airbases in the area which were housing USAAF aircraft.
In August, after battles in Hunan and Guangdong, the 11th and 23rd Armies of the IJA launched attacks towards Guilin and Liuzhou, respectively. The NRA troops defending the area were mainly the remnants from the Battle of Hengyang, and therefore, only 20,000 troops were at Guilin on 1 November when the Japanese started their attack on the city.
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Nearby battles
- Second Battle of Guilin 1930 · 1 km
- Second Battle of Nanning 1930 · 205 km
- Battle of South Guangxi 1939 · 210 km
- Battle of Hengyang 1944 · 290 km
- Battle of Fatshan Creek 1857 · 379 km
- Battle of Canton (1857) 1857 · 383 km
Other battles of the Operation Ichi-Go
- Operation Ichi-Go 1944
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