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The Filipino guerrillas also performed valuable service in maintaining public order and in keeping the roads and highways free of congestion. After the American beachheads were established, the Leyte guerrilla groups were attached directly to the Sixth Army corps and divisions to assist in scouting,
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In addition to rejecting Australian ground troops MacArthur also rejected the use of Marines for major ground combat operations during the whole 10 months of the Philippines campaign. The only contributions by the U.S. Marine Corps in this campaign were USMC aircraft and aviators, who greatly helped
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On December 15, 1944, landings against minimal resistance were made on the southern beaches of the island of Mindoro, a key location in the planned Lingayen Gulf operations, in support of major landings scheduled on Luzon. On January 9, 1945, on the south shore of Lingayen Gulf on the western coast
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The Seventh Fleet's large invasion convoy from Leyte to Mindoro came under strong attack by kamikazes, but they could not delay the American invasion of Mindoro. Mindoro was only lightly occupied by the Japanese Army, and much of it was held by Filipino guerrillas, so Mindoro was quickly overrun.
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and a few parachute drops, so that the guerrillas could harass the Japanese Army and take control of the rural jungle and mountainous areas – amounting to about half of the archipelago. While remaining loyal to the United States, many Filipinos hoped and believed that liberation from the Japanese
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were in the South West Pacific Area, which was the responsibility of General MacArthur. When Admiral Halsey operated in the Solomon Islands that was west of 159° east longitude he reported to MacArthur. When he operated east of 159° east longitude he reported to Nimitz. The middle of
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were ready and waiting for the invasion. After General MacArthur had been evacuated from the Philippines in March 1942, all of its islands fell to the Japanese. The Japanese occupation was harsh, accompanied by atrocities and with large numbers of Filipinos pressed into
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During the American re-conquest of the Philippines, the guerrillas began to strike openly against Japanese forces, carried out reconnaissance activities ahead of the advancing regular troops, and took their places in battle beside the advancing American divisions.
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Upon the surrender of Japan, some 45,000 Japanese prisoners of war were in the custody of American authorities in the Philippines. These POWs were held in a number of camps around the country, and were used as labor for war reparation. Gen. MacArthur formed the
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Following additional landings on Mindanao, U.S. Eighth Army troops continued their steady advance against stubborn resistance. By the end of June, the enemy pockets were compressed into isolated pockets on Mindanao and Luzon where fighting continued until the
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Despite initial optimism, fighting in Manila was harsh. It took until March 3 to clear the city of all Japanese troops, and the Japanese Marines, who fought on stubbornly and refused to either surrender or to evacuate as the Japanese Army had done.
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on 15 August 1945. The surrender document was signed on 2 September 1945. However, some units of the Japanese Army were out of radio contact with Tokyo, and it was difficult to convince some of them that Japan had surrendered, becoming
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In all, ten U.S. divisions and five independent regiments battled on Luzon, making it the largest American campaign of the Pacific war, involving more troops than the United States had used in North Africa, Italy, or southern France.
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under Admiral William F. Halsey against Japanese airfields and other bases on the Philippines had drawn little Japanese opposition, such as interceptions by the Japanese Army fighter planes. Upon Admiral Halsey's recommendation, the
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The radio also stated that members of the Imperial family were being sent to Japan's numerous theaters of operations as personal representatives of the Emperor to expedite and insure full compliance with the Imperial order to cease
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island group, northeast of Mindanao. The Japanese miscalculated the relative strength of the naval and air forces, and they attempted to destroy the landing. This brought about the massive sequence of battles called the
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were able to devastate the Japanese attempts at air attacks and at landing new reinforcements and supplies, and also provide much support to the Army's ground troops during what is known as the
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fighters. Mindoro was a major victory for the 6th Army and the USAAF, and it also provided the major base for the next move of MacArthur's 6th Army: the invasion of Luzon, especially at
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landed his first units. Almost 175,000 men followed across the twenty-mile (32 km) beachhead within a few days. With heavy air support, Army units pushed inland, taking
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As the advance on Manila continued from the north and the south, the Bataan Peninsula was rapidly secured. On February 16, paratroopers and amphibious units simultaneously
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pushed into the northern outskirts of Manila, and the 8th Cavalry Regiment (organized as infantry) passed through the northern suburbs and into the city itself.
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Other sources mention 3,800 Navy casualties at Leyte Gulf, 2,680 casualties in the month after December 13, 1944 (omitting November), and 790 lost in a typhoon
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There had been a close relationship between the people of the Philippines and the United States since 1898, with the Philippines becoming the
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on October 20, 1944. The United States and Philippine Commonwealth military forces, with naval and air support from Australia and the Mexican
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Final report, progress of demobilization of the Japanese Armed Forces, Part III: Overseas Areas and IV: Air Forces enclosure #44
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to provide air cover for the U.S. Army soldiers and assisted U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft, and one small USMC artillery unit,
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As the fighting in Manila was coming to a close, the other challenge faced by newly liberated city was its water supply. The
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intelligence, and combat operations. With the initial U.S. Sixth Army landings on the beaches at Tacloban and Dulag, Colonel
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overran all of the Philippines during the first half of 1942. The liberation of the Philippines from Japan commenced with
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During many torrential rains and over difficult terrain, the advance continued across Leyte and onto the major island of
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in 1935, and promised their independence in mid-1946. Furthermore, an extensive series of air attacks by the American
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on September 15–16, 1944. This was MacArthur's one base that was within bomber range of the southern Philippines.
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In addition it is estimated that a million Filipino civilians were killed in the Philippines campaign.
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is where 159° east longitude runs through. Operation Cartwheel took place west of Santa Isabel Island.
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The U.S. Sixth Army continued its advance from the east, as the Japanese rushed reinforcements to the
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of the Australian Army for the Liberation of the Philippines. MacArthur suggested that two Australian
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Huggins, Mark (May–June 1999). "Setting Sun: Japanese Air Defence of the Philippines 1944–1945".
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Reports of General MacArthur: Japanese Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area Volume 2, Part 1
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area on the western side of the island. While the Sixth Army was continually reinforced, the
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100,000 non-combat casualties on Luzon alone and 37,000 on Leyte. Retrieved October 26, 2015
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formed the National War Crimes Office. Both offices supported each other in the pursuit of
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Chapter 11: Operations of the Eighth Army in the Central and Southern Philippines, pp. 358
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Mindoro was also the location of another breakthrough: the first appearance during the
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American Battles and Campaigns: A Chronicle from 1622 to 2010 by Chris McNab, p. 184.
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By mid-1944, American forces were only 300 nautical miles (560 km) southeast of
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Retaking The Philippines: America's Return to Corregidor & Bataan, 1944–1945
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and Mindoro, the fifth largest and westernmost island of the Philippines, was
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The Liberation of the Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas 1944–1945,
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sweeps against the Japanese in the Philippines, especially their military
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charges. No Japanese soldiers in Fort Drum survived the blast and fire.
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U.S. Army engineers set about rapidly constructing a major air base at
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Homenaje de la Sedena a militares del Escuadrón 201 de la Fuerza Aérea
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Reluctant Nation: Australia and the Allied Defeat of Japan, 1942–1945
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Approximately 80% of Japanese deaths were from starvation or disease.
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The Australian government offered General MacArthur the use of the
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would bring them freedom and their already-promised independence.
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and Navy, showed no sign of capitulation, collapse, or surrender.
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be employed, each of them attached to a different U.S. Army
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Two more major landings followed, one to cut off the
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Kenney 333: 332: 322: 321: 311: 310: 303: 299: 298: 287: 286: 276: 275: 265: 264: 263: 254: 253: 252: 233: 232: 223: 219: 217: 216: 204: 202: 201: 192: 190: 189: 179: 178: 166: 164: 163: 96:2 September 1945 85: 84: 65: 41: 40: 21: 7763: 7762: 7758: 7757: 7756: 7754: 7753: 7752: 7748:Philippine Army 7723: 7722: 7721: 7716: 7709: 7702: 7688: 7686: 7674: 7665: 7658: 7651: 7644: 7635: 7628: 7621: 7612: 7607:Atomic bombings 7605: 7598: 7591: 7584: 7577: 7568: 7561: 7554: 7547: 7540: 7533: 7526: 7519: 7512: 7505: 7498: 7491: 7484: 7477: 7470: 7463: 7450: 7443: 7432: 7425: 7418: 7409: 7402: 7395: 7388: 7381: 7374: 7365: 7356: 7349: 7340: 7333: 7326: 7319: 7310: 7303: 7298:Eastern Romania 7296: 7291:Warsaw Uprising 7289: 7284:Tannenberg Line 7282: 7275: 7270:Western Ukraine 7268: 7259: 7252: 7243: 7234: 7225: 7218: 7211: 7200: 7191: 7178: 7171: 7162: 7155: 7148: 7141: 7134: 7127: 7120: 7111: 7104: 7097: 7088: 7081: 7074: 7067: 7062:Battle of Kursk 7060: 7053: 7046: 7039: 7032: 7019: 7012: 7003: 6996: 6989: 6980: 6973: 6966: 6959: 6950: 6941: 6934: 6927: 6920: 6913: 6906: 6899: 6892: 6885: 6878: 6873:St Nazaire Raid 6871: 6864: 6857: 6844: 6837: 6830: 6823: 6816: 6809: 6802: 6795: 6788: 6781: 6774: 6767: 6760: 6753: 6746: 6739: 6732: 6725: 6718: 6711: 6697: 6688: 6681: 6674: 6667: 6660: 6655:Anglo-Iraqi War 6653: 6646:Battle of Crete 6644: 6637: 6630: 6623: 6616: 6603: 6594: 6587: 6580: 6575:Eastern Romania 6573: 6566: 6559: 6552: 6545: 6538: 6531: 6524: 6517: 6510: 6503: 6496: 6489: 6482: 6475: 6468: 6455: 6448: 6441: 6434: 6427: 6420: 6413: 6406: 6393: 6384: 6377: 6370: 6363: 6356: 6349: 6340: 6333: 6326: 6317: 6310: 6284: 6277: 6270: 6261: 6254: 6249: 6240: 6233: 6226: 6217: 6210: 6201: 6194: 6189: 6182: 6169: 6162: 6153: 6146: 6141: 6136:Western Ukraine 6134: 6127: 6120: 6113: 6106: 6099: 6092: 6085: 6080:Northeast China 6078: 6071: 6064: 6057: 6050: 6043: 6034: 6027: 6020: 6013: 6006: 5999: 5992: 5985: 5978: 5971: 5964: 5957: 5950: 5943: 5936: 5929: 5922: 5915: 5908: 5895: 5888: 5881: 5874: 5867: 5860: 5853: 5846: 5839: 5832: 5825: 5818: 5805: 5798: 5791: 5784: 5779:Slovak Republic 5777: 5769: 5762: 5755: 5750:Empire of Japan 5748: 5739: 5731: 5724: 5717: 5710: 5703: 5696: 5688: 5681: 5674: 5666: 5659: 5646: 5639: 5630: 5623: 5614: 5607: 5600: 5593: 5586: 5579: 5572: 5560: 5553: 5546: 5539: 5532: 5525: 5518: 5511: 5504: 5492: 5485: 5478: 5471: 5464: 5452: 5444: 5437: 5430: 5423: 5416: 5409: 5402: 5390: 5383: 5376: 5369: 5362: 5336: 5327: 5320: 5313: 5306: 5295: 5280: 5273: 5266: 5262:Sexual violence 5261: 5254: 5245: 5238: 5231: 5222: 5215: 5208: 5201: 5194: 5185: 5176: 5169: 5162: 5155: 5148: 5141: 5132: 5125: 5118: 5111: 5098: 5091: 5084: 5077: 5068: 5061: 5054: 5047: 5040: 5031: 5022: 5015: 5008: 5001: 4992: 4985: 4980:Greek Civil War 4978: 4971: 4964: 4957: 4950: 4943: 4936: 4923: 4916: 4907: 4900: 4893: 4884: 4877: 4870: 4863: 4854: 4847: 4840: 4831: 4824: 4817: 4810: 4805:South-East Asia 4803: 4796: 4789: 4776: 4769: 4762: 4755: 4748: 4741: 4734: 4727: 4718: 4711: 4704: 4697: 4690: 4683: 4676: 4669: 4664:Military awards 4662: 4653: 4646: 4639: 4630: 4623: 4616: 4609: 4602: 4595: 4588: 4581: 4574: 4567: 4558: 4551: 4531: 4524: 4517: 4508: 4501: 4494: 4489: 4480: 4473: 4466: 4458: 4453: 4418: 4399: 4380: 4354: 4328: 4306: 4304: 4291: 4285: 4246: 4226: 4221: 4220: 4209: 4205: 4196: 4189: 4184: 4180: 4171: 4164: 4155: 4148: 4138: 4136: 4125: 4121: 4107: 4105: 4084: 4080: 4067: 4065: 4063: 4041: 4037: 4027: 4025: 4015: 4011: 4001: 3999: 3986: 3985: 3981: 3971: 3969: 3956: 3955: 3951: 3941: 3939: 3916: 3912: 3903: 3902: 3898: 3888: 3886: 3878: 3877: 3873: 3868: 3864: 3854: 3852: 3850:www.ibiblio.org 3844: 3843: 3839: 3830: 3826: 3816: 3814: 3807: 3803: 3802: 3798: 3793: 3789: 3781: 3777: 3771:Wayback Machine 3762: 3758: 3743: 3739: 3730: 3726: 3720:Wayback Machine 3711: 3704: 3698:Wayback Machine 3689: 3685: 3678: 3664: 3655: 3647: 3643: 3635: 3631: 3623: 3619: 3613:Wayback Machine 3604: 3600: 3591: 3587: 3576: 3572: 3561: 3557: 3551:Wayback Machine 3542: 3538: 3527: 3523: 3513: 3511: 3499: 3495: 3485: 3483: 3482:. June 12, 2006 3474: 3473: 3469: 3464: 3459: 3458: 3453: 3449: 3431: 3427: 3422: 3418: 3413: 3409: 3397: 3393: 3388: 3366: 3200: 3175: 3167:Imperial Family 3150:South China Sea 3115:Puerto Princesa 3085: 3049:Shizuo Yokoyama 2987: 2981:Battle of Luzon 2979:Main articles: 2977: 2930: 2924: 2841:U.S. Sixth Army 2829: 2827:Battle of Leyte 2823: 2751:Filipino people 2606:Australian Army 2572:Gilbert Islands 2537: 2466: 2465: 2464: 2459: 2414:Borneo campaign 2343:Cape Gloucester 2098: 2093: 2091: 2089: 2059: 2054: 2045:Raid on Taihoku 1843: 1838: 1836: 1834: 1804: 1799: 1791: 1703:Mariana Islands 1576:Solomon Islands 1545:Burma (1944–45) 1535:Burma (1942–43) 1530:Burma (1941–42) 1523:Burma and India 1455:Franco-Thai War 1402:Andaman Islands 1329:Central Pacific 1320: 1315: 1313: 1278: 1269:12,573 captured 1259: 1245: 1244: 1227: 1212: 1208: 1206: 1200: 1196: 1195:1 died as a POW 1194: 1192: 1190: 1186: 1179: 1178:40 died as POWs 1177: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1162: 1160: 1158: 1156: 1154: 1150: 1144: 1143: 1120: 1106: 1105: 1103:Total: 220,000+ 1085: 1084: 1076: 1066: 1065: 1059: 1057: 1056: 1048: 1014: 982: 979: 978: 965: 964: 952: 948: 947: 936: 934: 933: 930: 929: 918: 916: 910: 893: 892: 885: 875: 857: 856: 849: 797: 796: 791: 777: 763: 762: 752: 751: 741: 738: 724: 710: 709: 708: 704:Moro guerrillas 693: 691: 683: 682: 670: 668: 661: 633: 632: 625: 611: 610: 582: 581: 576: 558: 557: 550: 537: 536: 529: 516: 515: 508: 495: 494: 487: 473: 458: 446: 445: 435: 434: 424: 423: 413: 412: 410:Shizuo Yokoyama 402: 401: 395: 383: 382: 372: 371: 363: 361: 360: 352: 350: 338: 337: 327: 326: 316: 315: 305: 304: 293: 292: 291: 281: 280: 270: 269: 261: 259: 258: 250: 248: 227: 214: 212: 199: 197: 196: 187: 185: 173: 161: 159: 121: 107: 92:20 October 1944 66: 51:Pacific Theater 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 7761: 7751: 7750: 7745: 7740: 7735: 7718: 7717: 7715: 7714: 7707: 7700: 7683: 7680: 7679: 7676: 7675: 7673: 7672: 7671: 7670: 7663: 7656: 7642: 7641: 7640: 7626: 7623:South Sakhalin 7619: 7618: 7617: 7603: 7596: 7589: 7582: 7575: 7574: 7573: 7559: 7552: 7545: 7538: 7531: 7524: 7517: 7510: 7503: 7496: 7489: 7482: 7475: 7468: 7460: 7458: 7452: 7451: 7449: 7448: 7441: 7440: 7439: 7423: 7416: 7415: 7414: 7400: 7393: 7386: 7379: 7372: 7363: 7354: 7347: 7338: 7331: 7324: 7317: 7308: 7301: 7294: 7287: 7280: 7273: 7266: 7257: 7250: 7241: 7232: 7223: 7216: 7209: 7198: 7188: 7186: 7180: 7179: 7177: 7176: 7169: 7168: 7167: 7160: 7146: 7139: 7132: 7125: 7118: 7117: 7116: 7102: 7095: 7086: 7079: 7072: 7065: 7058: 7051: 7048:Battle of Attu 7044: 7037: 7029: 7027: 7021: 7020: 7018: 7017: 7010: 7001: 6994: 6987: 6978: 6971: 6964: 6957: 6948: 6947: 6946: 6939: 6925: 6918: 6911: 6904: 6897: 6890: 6883: 6876: 6869: 6862: 6854: 6852: 6846: 6845: 6843: 6842: 6835: 6828: 6821: 6814: 6807: 6800: 6797:Battle of Guam 6793: 6786: 6779: 6772: 6765: 6758: 6751: 6744: 6737: 6730: 6723: 6720:Battle of Kiev 6716: 6709: 6695: 6694: 6693: 6679: 6672: 6665: 6658: 6651: 6650: 6649: 6635: 6628: 6621: 6613: 6611: 6605: 6604: 6602: 6601: 6592: 6585: 6578: 6571: 6564: 6557: 6550: 6543: 6536: 6529: 6522: 6515: 6508: 6501: 6494: 6487: 6480: 6473: 6465: 6463: 6457: 6456: 6454: 6453: 6446: 6439: 6432: 6425: 6418: 6411: 6403: 6401: 6395: 6394: 6392: 6391: 6390: 6389: 6382: 6375: 6368: 6361: 6347: 6346: 6345: 6338: 6324: 6323: 6322: 6307: 6305: 6296: 6290: 6289: 6286: 6285: 6283: 6282: 6275: 6268: 6267: 6266: 6259: 6247: 6246: 6245: 6231: 6224: 6223: 6222: 6219:United Kingdom 6215: 6208: 6207: 6206: 6187: 6179: 6177: 6171: 6170: 6168: 6167: 6160: 6159: 6158: 6151: 6139: 6132: 6125: 6118: 6111: 6104: 6097: 6090: 6083: 6076: 6069: 6062: 6055: 6048: 6041: 6040: 6039: 6032: 6018: 6011: 6004: 5997: 5990: 5983: 5976: 5969: 5962: 5955: 5948: 5941: 5934: 5927: 5920: 5913: 5905: 5903: 5897: 5896: 5894: 5893: 5886: 5879: 5872: 5865: 5858: 5851: 5844: 5837: 5830: 5823: 5815: 5813: 5807: 5806: 5804: 5803: 5796: 5789: 5782: 5775: 5767: 5760: 5753: 5746: 5745: 5744: 5729: 5722: 5715: 5708: 5701: 5694: 5686: 5679: 5672: 5664: 5656: 5654: 5648: 5647: 5645: 5644: 5637: 5636: 5635: 5621: 5620: 5619: 5616:British Empire 5609:United Kingdom 5605: 5598: 5591: 5584: 5577: 5570: 5558: 5551: 5544: 5537: 5530: 5523: 5516: 5509: 5502: 5490: 5483: 5476: 5469: 5462: 5450: 5442: 5435: 5428: 5425:Czechoslovakia 5421: 5414: 5407: 5400: 5388: 5381: 5374: 5367: 5359: 5357: 5348: 5342: 5341: 5338: 5337: 5335: 5334: 5333: 5332: 5325: 5322:Rape of Manila 5318: 5311: 5304: 5293: 5278: 5271: 5259: 5252: 5251: 5250: 5243: 5229: 5228: 5227: 5220: 5213: 5199: 5192: 5191: 5190: 5183: 5182: 5181: 5174: 5160: 5153: 5139: 5138: 5137: 5130: 5123: 5108: 5106: 5100: 5099: 5097: 5096: 5093:United Nations 5089: 5082: 5075: 5074: 5073: 5066: 5059: 5052: 5038: 5029: 5020: 5013: 5006: 4999: 4990: 4983: 4976: 4969: 4962: 4955: 4952:Decolonization 4948: 4941: 4933: 4931: 4925: 4924: 4922: 4921: 4914: 4913: 4912: 4898: 4891: 4890: 4889: 4882: 4875: 4861: 4860: 4859: 4852: 4838: 4837: 4836: 4829: 4822: 4815: 4808: 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3324: 3321: 3318: 3314: 3313: 3310: 3307: 3304: 3300: 3299: 3296: 3293: 3290: 3284: 3283: 3277: 3276: 3273: 3270: 3267: 3263: 3262: 3259: 3256: 3253: 3249: 3248: 3245: 3242: 3239: 3235: 3234: 3231: 3228: 3225: 3221: 3220: 3217: 3214: 3211: 3205: 3204: 3199: 3196: 3182:, while Pres. 3174: 3171: 3099:Palawan Island 3084: 3081: 2993:Troops of the 2976: 2973: 2926:Main article: 2923: 2920: 2893:U.S. 3rd Fleet 2874:light cruisers 2870:heavy cruisers 2825:Main article: 2822: 2819: 2574:, some of the 2536: 2533: 2492:occupying the 2461: 2460: 2458: 2457: 2452: 2447: 2442: 2437: 2432: 2425: 2417: 2416: 2410: 2409: 2404: 2399: 2397:2nd Corregidor 2394: 2389: 2384: 2379: 2373: 2372: 2366: 2365: 2360: 2355: 2350: 2345: 2340: 2335: 2329: 2328: 2322: 2321: 2316: 2311: 2306: 2299: 2292: 2287: 2282: 2280:Huon Peninsula 2277: 2272: 2267: 2262: 2257: 2252: 2246: 2245: 2239: 2238: 2233: 2228: 2223: 2217: 2216: 2210: 2209: 2208: 2207: 2205:2nd Balikpapan 2202: 2197: 2187: 2182: 2177: 2172: 2167: 2162: 2157: 2152: 2151: 2150: 2148:1st Balikpapan 2145: 2134: 2133: 2127: 2126: 2124:1st Corregidor 2121: 2116: 2110: 2109: 2103: 2100: 2099: 2088: 2087: 2080: 2073: 2065: 2056: 2055: 2053: 2052: 2047: 2042: 2037: 2032: 2027: 2020: 2015: 2007: 1996: 1995: 1988: 1981: 1968: 1967: 1962: 1957: 1952: 1947: 1942: 1937: 1930: 1923: 1916: 1911: 1906: 1899: 1884: 1883: 1876: 1871: 1866: 1861: 1848: 1845: 1844: 1833: 1832: 1825: 1818: 1810: 1801: 1800: 1790: 1789: 1784: 1783: 1782: 1772: 1764: 1763: 1757: 1756: 1751: 1744: 1743: 1742: 1732: 1730:South Sakhalin 1727: 1722: 1717: 1710: 1705: 1700: 1699: 1698: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1672: 1671: 1665: 1664: 1657: 1652: 1647: 1642: 1637: 1632: 1627: 1621: 1620: 1614: 1613: 1608: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1578: 1573: 1566: 1561: 1555: 1554: 1548: 1547: 1542: 1537: 1532: 1526: 1525: 1519: 1518: 1513: 1506: 1499: 1492: 1487: 1485:Malacca Strait 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1446: 1445: 1443:Southeast Asia 1439: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1427: 1426: 1416: 1411: 1410: 1409: 1399: 1393: 1392: 1386: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1360: 1355: 1353:Doolittle Raid 1350: 1343: 1338: 1332: 1331: 1325: 1322: 1321: 1312: 1311: 1304: 1297: 1289: 1281: 1280: 1279:1,300 aircraft 1277:93+ ships sunk 1271: 1270: 1267: 1264: 1242:Total: 430,000 1239: 1209:485+ aircraft 1205:33+ ships sunk 1199: 1198: 1188:To 1 July 1945 1181: 1171:To 1 July 1945 1164: 1152:To 4 July 1945 1141: 1140: 1139: 1138: 1137: 1134: 1131: 1128: 1125: 1099: 1098: 1094: 1093: 1092:~6,000 militia 1074: 1045: 1044: 1040: 1039: 1038: 1037: 1032: 1010: 1009: 1004: 999: 990:Combined Fleet 977: 976: 971: 951: 950: 949: 946: 945: 913: 912: 911: 909: 908: 905: 902: 897: 888: 887: 886: 884: 883: 880: 873: 868: 863: 852: 851: 850: 848: 847: 844: 841: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 794: 793: 792: 787:14th Area Army 775: 737: 736: 733:201st Squadron 707: 706: 701: 689: 664: 663: 662: 660: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 628: 627: 626: 609: 608: 603: 598: 593: 588: 579: 578: 577: 575: 574: 569: 564: 553: 552: 551: 549: 548: 543: 532: 531: 530: 528: 527: 522: 511: 510: 509: 507: 506: 501: 490: 489: 488: 470: 469: 468:Units involved 465: 464: 454:Sanji Iwabuchi 443:Jisaburō Ozawa 369:José P. Laurel 348: 289:Walter Krueger 245: 244: 240: 239: 238: 237: 208: 184: 183: 155: 154: 150: 149: 146: 145: 144: 143: 137: 123: 117: 116: 115:Allied victory 113: 109: 108: 105: 103: 99: 98: 89: 81: 80: 58: 57: 46: 45: 39: 38: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7760: 7749: 7746: 7744: 7741: 7739: 7736: 7734: 7731: 7730: 7728: 7712: 7708: 7705: 7701: 7698: 7697: 7692: 7685: 7684: 7681: 7668: 7664: 7661: 7657: 7654: 7650: 7649: 7647: 7643: 7638: 7634: 7633: 7631: 7630:Kuril Islands 7627: 7624: 7620: 7615: 7611: 7610: 7608: 7604: 7601: 7597: 7594: 7590: 7587: 7583: 7580: 7576: 7571: 7567: 7566: 7564: 7560: 7557: 7553: 7550: 7546: 7543: 7539: 7536: 7532: 7529: 7525: 7522: 7518: 7515: 7511: 7508: 7504: 7501: 7497: 7494: 7490: 7487: 7483: 7480: 7476: 7473: 7469: 7466: 7462: 7461: 7459: 7457: 7453: 7446: 7442: 7437: 7436: 7431: 7430: 7428: 7424: 7421: 7417: 7412: 7408: 7407: 7405: 7401: 7398: 7397:Syrmian Front 7394: 7391: 7387: 7384: 7380: 7377: 7373: 7370: 7369: 7364: 7361: 7360: 7355: 7352: 7348: 7345: 7344: 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Index

Philippines Campaign (1944–45)
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Pacific Theater
World War II

Douglas MacArthur
Osmeña
Palo, Leyte
20 October 1944
2 September 1945
Liberation of the Philippines
Second Philippine Republic
Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Australia
Mexico
Japan
Second Philippine Republic
Republic of the Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Sergio Osmeña
United States
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Walter Krueger
United States
Robert L. Eichelberger
United States

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