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1944

Chinese civilians looking over a bridge destroyed near Liuzhou before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944.
A WWII Guilin destroyed with fire by the allies before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944. See another view before the city burned.
Allied destruction at Guilin before retreating in front of the Japanese advance in the summer/fall of 1944. From the collection of Hal Geer.
Allied destruction at Guilin before retreating in front of the Japanese advance in the summer/fall of 1944.
A tired elderly refugee resting on a bridge in Guilin in summer/fall 1944, in front of the Japanese advance. From the collection of Hal Geer.
Allied destruction at Guilin before retreating in front of the Japanese advance in the summer/fall of 1944.
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.
Retreat from Guilin, 1944. This looks like engineers are planting mines before the Japanese enter the city. Note the burned buildings in the background. From the collection of Hal Geer.
American GIs crossing bomb crater on their way to a burning P-40, October 9, 1944. This is in Guangxi province, either Guilin or Liuzhou. Related picture here.