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Japan's Largest WW2 Offensive - you never heard of...

In 1944 the Imperial Japanese Army startet the largest military operation in it's entire existence, Operation Ichigo. Yet, very few people know about it or even heard of it. Which is just absurd considering the size of the opeartion, yet even more so, since it changed Post-War Asia in a tremendous way. In this video we will talk about the background of Operation Ichigo ("Number One"), its objectives, course and influence. Japanese Soldier by vonKickass. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Ven, Hans van de: China at War: Triumph and Tragedy in the Emergence of the New China. Harvard University Press: 2018 Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2SD461U Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2OinvXy Mitter, Rana: Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945 Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/30YKTLb Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2YfmeQF Yu, Maochun: The Dragon's War: Allied Operations and the Fate of China Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2ybruKq Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2yaMdOP Peattie, Mark (Ed.); Drea, Edward (Ed.); Ven, Hans van de (Ed.): The Battle of China: Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. Stanford University Press: 2010. Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/312ghIR Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2YfEdGR Drea, Edward J.: Japan’s Imperial Army. Its Rise and Fall, 1853-1945. Kansas University Press, USA: 2009. amazon.com link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2JEpAGF amazon.de link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2JBpK1p Ness, Leland; Shih, Bin: Kangzhan – Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937-45 Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2CPlsTR Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2CRrlQF Maps and photos are on the wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ichi-Go » DISCLAIMER « As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Als Amazon-Partner verdiene ich an qualifizierten Käufen. #JapansForgottenOffensive #JapansLargestOffensive #Ichigo