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{{Short description|1945 counteroffensive of the Second Sino-Japanese War}}
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{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Second Guangxi Campaign
| conflict = Second Guangxi Campaign
|partof=the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], [[World War II]]
| partof = the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] and the [[Pacific War|Pacific Theater]] of [[World War II]]
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|caption=
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|date= April - August, 1945
| date = April 1945 – 21 August 1945
|place= [[Guangxi]], [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]]
| place = [[Guangxi]], [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]]
| result = [[China|Chinese]] victory<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=Spencer |title=The Roots and Consequences of Civil Wars and Revolutions: Conflicts that Changed World History |page=336}}</ref>
|result= Chinese victory
|combatant1= {{Flagicon|Republic of China (1912–49)}} [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]]
| combatant1 = {{Flagicon|Republic of China (1912–49)}} [[Nationalist government|China]]
|combatant2= {{Flagicon|Empire of Japan}} [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]
| combatant2 = {{Flagicon|Empire of Japan}} [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]
|commander1= {{Flagicon|Republic of China (1912–49)|army}}[[He Yingqin]]<br>{{Flagicon|Republic of China (1912–49)|army}}[[Chang Fu-kuei]]<br>{{Flagicon|Republic of China (1912–49)|army}} [[Tang Enbo]]
| commander1 = {{Flagicon|Republic of China (1912–49)|army}} [[Zhang Fakui]]<br>{{Flagicon|Republic of China (1912–49)|army}} [[Tang Enbo]]
|commander2= {{Flagicon|Empire of Japan|army}} [[Yukio Kasahara]]
| commander2 = {{Flagicon|Empire of Japan|army}} [[Yukio Kasahara]]
|strength1= 600,000
| strength1 = 600,000
|strength2= 660,000
| strength2 = 660,000
| casualties1 = Chinese claim : 7,824 killed or wounded<ref>《抗日戰史·南戰場追擊》,「國防部」史政編譯局,1959年</ref>
|casualties1= Unknown
|casualties2= Unknown
| casualties2 = 3,000
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{{Campaignbox Second Sino-Japanese War}}


{{Campaignbox Second Sino-Japanese War}}
The '''Second Guangxi Campaign''' was a three-front Chinese counter offensive to retake the last major Japanese stronghold in Guangxi province, South China from April to August 1945. The campaign was successful, and plans were being made to mop up the remaining scattered Japanese troops in the vicinity of [[Shanghai]] and the east coast when the Americans dropped atomic bombs on [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]], leading to Japan's surrender and ending the eight-year-long [[Second Sino-Japanese War]].
{{Campaignbox Pacific War}}
{{Japanese colonial campaigns}}
{{Campaignbox World War II}}


{{More citations needed|date=December 2020}}
==See also==
The '''Second Guangxi campaign''' ({{zh|t=桂柳反攻作戰}}) was a three-front Chinese counter offensive to retake the last major Japanese stronghold in [[Guangxi]] province, South China during April–August 1945. The campaign was successful, and plans were being made to mop up the remaining scattered Japanese troops in the vicinity of [[Shanghai]] and the east coast when the [[Soviet invasion of Manchuria|Soviets invaded Manchuria]], the Americans dropped atomic bombs on [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]], leading to Japan's surrender and ending the eight-year-long [[Second Sino-Japanese War]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Linchao|first=Han|title=The U.S. Was the True Mainstay in the Fight Against Japan in World War II|url=https://chinachange.org/2015/08/31/the-u-s-was-the-true-mainstay-in-the-fight-against-japan-in-world-war-ii/|website=China Change|date=September 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Order of Battle: Second Guangxi Campaign]]


===Books===
== See also ==
* [[Order of battle: second Guangxi campaign]]
* Hsu Long-Hsuen and Chang Ming-Kai(1972). History of the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). Translated by wen Ha-Hsiung. Revised by Kao Ching-Chen. 2d ed. Taipei: Chung Wu Publishing Company.
* Operation Carbonado
* 何應欽 He Yingqin:《日軍侵華八年抗戰史》,臺北:黎明文化事業公司,2016年 {{ISBN|9789571608082}}


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:History of Guangxi]]
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[[Category:August 1945 events in Asia]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1945|Guangxi]]
[[Category:Military campaigns involving Japan]]

Latest revision as of 16:02, 30 November 2024

Second Guangxi Campaign
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II
DateApril 1945 – 21 August 1945
Location
Result Chinese victory[1]
Belligerents
Republic of China (1912–1949) China Empire of Japan Japan
Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Zhang Fakui
Republic of China (1912–1949) Tang Enbo
Empire of Japan Yukio Kasahara
Strength
600,000 660,000
Casualties and losses
Chinese claim : 7,824 killed or wounded[2] 3,000

The Second Guangxi campaign (Chinese: 桂柳反攻作戰) was a three-front Chinese counter offensive to retake the last major Japanese stronghold in Guangxi province, South China during April–August 1945. The campaign was successful, and plans were being made to mop up the remaining scattered Japanese troops in the vicinity of Shanghai and the east coast when the Soviets invaded Manchuria, the Americans dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender and ending the eight-year-long Second Sino-Japanese War.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tucker, Spencer. The Roots and Consequences of Civil Wars and Revolutions: Conflicts that Changed World History. p. 336.
  2. ^ 《抗日戰史·南戰場追擊》,「國防部」史政編譯局,1959年
  3. ^ Linchao, Han (September 2015). "The U.S. Was the True Mainstay in the Fight Against Japan in World War II". China Change.