The Battle of Hengyang (Chinese: 衡陽保衛戰) 23 June – 8 August 1944 was fought between Chinese and Japanese forces in mainland China during World War II. Although...
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The Battle of Changsha of 1944 (also known as the Battle of Hengyang or Campaign of Changsha-Hengyang; Chinese: 長衡會戰) was an invasion of the Chinese province...
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Hengyang (simplified Chinese: 衡阳; traditional Chinese: 衡陽; pinyin: Héngyáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [xə̌ŋ.jǎŋ]) is the second largest city of Hunan Province...
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of Hengyang, and therefore, only 20,000 troops were at Guilin on 1 November when the Japanese started their attack on the city. The government of China...
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Hengyang Bajialing Airport is a former military and civil airport in the city of Hengyang in Hunan Province, China. It is located in Zhuhui District east...
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Fang Xianjue (category Recipients of the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun)
was a Republic of China general who fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Under his command, the Chinese 10th Army defended Hengyang for 48 days in...
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Battle of Hengyang 1944 — Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou 1944–1945 — Burma campaign (1944–1945) 1945 — Battle of West Henan–North Hubei 1945 — Battle of West...
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Hunan (redirect from Demographics of Hunan)
the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, and Yueyang are among its most populous urban cities. With a population of just over 66 million as of 2020[update] residing...
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The following is a list of wars and battles involving China, organized by date. Bai Lang Rebellion (1911–1913) Second Chinese Revolution (1913) World...
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Xue Yue (category Recipients of the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun)
forces' entry into Hengyang, their line of retreat was cut off by Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai. In the ensuing Battle of Hengyang, the combined Guangdong-Guangxi...
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Operation Ichi-Go (redirect from Battle of Central Henan)
However, a contingent of 17,000 Chinese held Hengyang against over 110,000 Japanese soldiers in what would become the longest siege of the war. The siege...
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December 1941 – 15 January 1942 Defense of Sichuan: 1942–1943 Battle of Hengyang-Changsha: June 1944 – April 1945 Chinese Civil War: 1946–1950 New Fourth...
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Claire Lee Chennault (category Honorary Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
Following their victory in the Fourth Battle of Changsha, the Japanese began to advance on the city of Hengyang held by the 10th Chinese Army commanded...
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of Hengyang 22 June – 8 August 1944 (Japan Pyrrhic victory. Tojo cabinet collapsed.) Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou 16 August - 24 November 1944 Battle of Mount...
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April–December 1944 Battle of Central Henan April 1944 Fourth Battle of Changsha May–June 1944 Defense of Hengyang June–August 1944 Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou...
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preparations for the battle in March 1945, constructing two highways with forced Chinese labor: the Heng-Shao Highway ran from Hengyang in a northwest direction...
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116th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) (category Infantry divisions of Japan)
Army and take a part in the Defense of Hengyang as a part of Operation Ichi-Go. During the intensive 40-day assault of Chinese positions, the division has...
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James H. Howard (redirect from Roar of the Tiger)
Ki-27 over Hengyang, China with AVG shooting down three more Ki-27s with no loses. The aerial battle over Hengyang was the last combat action of Flying Tigers...
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Xiao Zhichu (category Chinese military personnel of World War II)
Battle of Yi-Sha, Battle of Changsha, Battle of Hengyang, and Battle of Gui-Liu successively. After the defeat of the Nationalists by the Communists in...
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Changsha-Hengyang) – Second Sino-Japanese War as merged into World War II Battle of Changping – 260 BC – Warring States Period Battle of Chapultepec...
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World War II (redirect from The Origins and Commencement of World War II)
captured Changsha in mid-June and the city of Hengyang by early August. Soon after, they invaded the province of Guangxi, winning major engagements against...
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Wu Sangui (category Emperors of China)
Hengyang, Hunan). When he died in October 1678, his grandson, Wu Shifan, took over command of his forces and continued the struggle. The remnants of Wu's...
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Ou Zhen (category Taiwanese people of Hakka descent)
commanded Army Ou Chen in the Changde Campaign, and the Changsha-Hengyang Campaign of 1944. He again commanded 4th Corps in the Hunan-Guangdong-Jiangxi...
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over Hengyang and escorting B-25 bombers of the United States Army Air Forces to bomb the Japanese air base at Guangzhou. In the short period of some...
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Dragon") is located in Black River (黑水河) in Hengyang Valley (衡陽峪). He is actually the ninth son of the Dragon King of the Jing River (涇河龍王), and was placed...
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Zhuge Liang (section Battle of Red Cliffs)
in Linzheng County (臨烝縣; present-day Hengyang, Hunan) in Changsha Commandery. In 211, Liu Zhang, the Governor of Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan...
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Lü Meng (section Battle of Jiangxia)
he passed by Ling County (酃縣; east of present-day Hengyang, Hunan) and met Deng Xuanzhi (鄧玄之), an old friend of Hao Pu. He planned to use Deng Xuanzhi...
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forces of the Chinese Communist Party. Wang was imprisoned by the authorities of the People's Republic of China until December 1964. He died of heart disease...
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Ouyang Lijian (category People of the Taiping Rebellion)
applying for Zeng Goufan's recruitment to train sailors while visiting Hengyang. In 1854, he joined the Changsha Naval Division and moved to Jiangxi and...
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Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The Defense of Hengyang ended in the Second Sino-Japanese War with the Japanese capture of Hengyang. The Damasta...
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