The 1944 United States presidential election was the 40th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1944. The election took place during World War II. Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey to win an unprecedented fourth term.
The Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou, also known as the Battle of Guiliu, was one of the 22 major engagements between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and Japanese forces in Guangxi. On 24 November the Japanese were in control of 75 counties in Guangxi, roughly 2/3 its area.