Soldiers on train carriages, during the retreat from Guilin, 1944

Soldiers on train carriages, during the retreat from Guilin, 1944

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JS03-28. The Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou (also known as the Battle of Guiliu) lasted from 16 August to 2 December 1944, ending with a Japanese victory. The train carriages appear to have been stationary for a while: laundry drying. See JS03-24, JS03-25, JS03-26, JS03-27.

Caption in album or on mount

RETREAT FROM KWEILIN 1944.

Date

1944

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph