evacuation/retreat

A refugee tugs on an ox near either Liuzhou or Guilin during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.

Refugee child being carried while fleeing around either Liuzhou or Guilin during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.

Demolition work at an American airbase (either Liuzhou or Guilin) during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.

An American preparing for demolition work during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.

Bridge demolition during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.

Chinese civilian evacuation via train 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.