18 Mar 1893
China
China
- Bai Chongxi was born in Guilin, Guangxi, China. ww2dbase [Bai Chongxi | Guilin, Guangxi | CPC]
10 Jan 1940
China
China
- Masaichi Kondo engaged Chinese fighters above Guilin, Guangxi Province, China. ww2dbase [Masaichi Kondo | Guilin, Guangxi | CPC]
4 Feb 1944
Photo(s) dated 4 Feb 1944
Photo(s) dated 4 Feb 1944
14 Sep 1944
China
China
- Joseph Stilwell visited Guilin, China and ordered the nearby airfields to be abandoned and gas stores destroyed to prevent Japanese capture. ww2dbase [Operation Ichigo | Guilin, Guangxi | CPC]
1 Nov 1944
China
China
- Japanese troops reached Guilin, China. ww2dbase [Operation Ichigo | Guilin, Guangxi | CPC]
21 Nov 1949
Photo(s) dated 21 Nov 1949
Photo(s) dated 21 Nov 1949
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