Ichigo Campaign

Allied destruction at Guilin before retreating in front of the Japanese advance in the summer/fall of 1944.

A crowded street in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, probably just before the evacuation for Ichigo in the fall of 1944. The banner advertises a brand of product.

Chinese refugees on a train in Guangxi during Ichigo in the fall of 1944.

The Liuzhou city (Guangxi province) railway station during the evacuation as the Japanese advanced on the city in the fall of 1944. Notice that the picture quality is high enough to read the advertisements, slogans, and messages, left on the wall behind the crowd. ​​​​​​​

Chinese refugees at the train station in Liuzhou during WWII, in the fall of 1944, as the Japanese advanced during the Ichigo campaign.

Allied destruction at Guilin before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944.

A Chinese refugee stashed away on a precious spot on a train during the evacuation in Guangxi during the fall of 1944. The writing above is a message from someone for another person to meet up on that train car.

Allied destruction at Guilin before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944.

People transporting possessions in Guangxi province during WWII, possibly in preparation to fleeing in the face of the Japanese Ichigo campaign.

A refugee shields himself from the hot sun with a straw mat in Guangxi province, China, during WWII. Fall 1944.