refugees

The harsh reality of war--wartime dead in China, possibly refugees impacted by the chaos Japanese forces moved during the Ichigo campaign.

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.

Chinese refugees walking during summer/fall 1944, fleeing the Japanese advance during Ichigo. In Guangxi province, China, during WWII.

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.

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

An argument among refugees the Liuzhou railway station in the fall of 1944.

Chinese refugees push a cart of possession in Guangxi province, China, during WWII, in the fall of 1944, as the Japanese advanced during the Ichigo campaign.

A fleeing Chinese refugee pulls possession on a cart in Guangxi province, China, during the fall of 1944, in the face of the Japanese Ichigo campaign.