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1944 in China
- Battle of Changsha (1944)In May 1944, Japanese troops began a massive transfer of forces from the Japanese homeland and Manchuria to launch Operation Ichi-Go.
- Battle of Guilin–LiuzhouIn August 1944, the Imperial Japanese Army launched a massive offensive known as Operation Ichigo. This campaign aimed to connect scattered territories under…
- Battle of Mount SongIn 1944, the Burma Road became a lifeline for China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Chinese Nationalist forces sought to retake this highway to receive…
- Battle of HengyangHengyang in Hunan Province lies in an oval basin surrounded by mountains and hills, with Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, Guizhou and Yunnan to the west…
- Operation Ichi-GoEmperor Hirohito approved the offensive on the 24th of January 1944. The Imperial General Staff sought to secure an overland rail route through French…