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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.

Burning the American airbase at Guilin during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.
Burning the American airbase at Guilin during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.
Refugees fleeing Guilin city (Kwelin) area during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.
Refugees fleeing during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.
Refugees rest while fleeing during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.
Young refugee fleeing during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.
Refugees fleeing at the Guilin train station during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province. Selig Seidler was a member of the 16th Combat Camera Unit in the CBI during WWII.
Refugees fleeing at the Guilin train station during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.
Refugees fleeing around either Liuzhou or Guilin carry possessions during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.
Refugees carry loved one while fleeing around either Liuzhou or Guilin during the evacuation before the Japanese Ichigo advance in 1944, in Guangxi province.