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Ichigo Campaign

The "Ichigo Campaign" or "Operation Ichi-Go" (一号作戦 Ichi-gō Sakusen, lit. "Operation Number One") was a sweep by Japanese forces through southern China April to December 1944, especially directed to eliminate American air bases. See more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ichi-Go.

Fleeing people on (and on-top) of train during Chinese civilian evacuation in Guangxi province, China, during WWII, during the summer or fall of 1944 as the Japanese swept through as part of the large Ichigo push. During WWII.
Chinese civilian evacuation in Guangxi province, China, during WWII, during the summer or fall of 1944 as the Japanese swept through as part of the large Ichigo push.
Concerned people (include at least to American GIs) surround a sick Chinese youth. The were many sick and weakened during the Chinese civilian evacuation in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, during WWII, in the summer or fall of 1944 as the Japanese swept through as part of the large Ichigo push. See related image here.
The sick and weakened during the Chinese civilian evacuation in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, during WWII, in the summer or fall of 1944 as the Japanese swept through as part of the large Ichigo push.
A fortified bunker at a street intersection in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, during WWII, in the summer or fall of 1944 during the Japanese push south in the Ichigo campaign.
A gravely ill boy is supported by an adult: The sick and weakened during the Chinese civilian evacuation in Liuzhou city Guangxi province, China, during WWII, during the summer or fall of 1944 as the Japanese swept through as part of the large Ichigo push. See related image here.
Chinese civilian evacuation in Guangxi province, China, during WWII, during the summer or fall of 1944 as the Japanese swept through as part of the large Ichigo push.
The sick and weakened during the Chinese civilian evacuation in Liuzhou city Guangxi province, China, during WWII, during the summer or fall of 1944 as the Japanese swept through as part of the large Ichigo push.
A woman sleeping, possibly cradling a baby: A tired, sick, or weakened refugee during the Chinese civilian evacuation in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, during WWII, in the summer or fall of 1944 as the Japanese swept through as part of the large Ichigo push.
Young girl shoulders carrying-pole to repair runway at Liuzhou, Guangxi province, in the CBI, after Japanese retreat after Ichigo. See another image of this girl here.