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The Ilagan Japanese Tunnel is a war tunnel that was part of a military base built by the Japanese government as headquarters for its soldiers during World War II. [2] It is found in barangay Santo Tomas in Ilagan, Isabela. It is one of the few remaining tunnels in the province.
The complex was an interlinked series of tunnels underneath several mountains. Facilities for the Imperial General Headquarters and palace functions were constructed under Mount Maizuru; military communications under Mount Saijo; government agencies, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and central telephone facilities under Mount Zōzan; the residences of the imperial family under Mount ...
The tunnels served as the headquarters of the combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy from September 1944. [2] The location was leased to the navy from the Hiyoshi campus of Keio University. [1] The Association to Preserve the Hiyoshidai Tunnels was founded in the 1980s, and has conducted guided tours to raise awareness of the heritage site.
The movie Tunnel War, which is based on the stories about fighting Japanese in tunnels, made tunnel warfare well known in China. [17] More films were soon produced and adapted in the same setting. [18] After the war, the Ranzhuang tunnel site became a key heritage preservation unit promoting patriotism and national defense education.
[1] [2] As World War II progressed in 1942, the Japanese occupation forces in the Dutch East Indies began to feel pressure from the advancing Allied forces. In response, they started constructing numerous hiding tunnels across the archipelago, not only in Bukittinggi but also in cities such like Bandung and Biak, among other places in Indonesia ...
The Kingsway Exchange Tunnels, some 40 meters below Chancery Lane tube station in High Holborn, were built in the 1940s to shelter Londoners from the Blitz bombing campaign during World War II.
General Tomoyuki Yamashita Prince Yasuhito Chichibu. Yamashita's gold, also referred to as the Yamashita treasure, is the name given to the alleged war loot stolen in Southeast Asia by Imperial Japanese forces during World War II and supposedly hidden in caves, tunnels, or underground complexes in different cities in the Philippines.
During World War II, the Japanese built tunnel and bunker systems in and on Mount Suribachi.In February 1945, United States Marines invaded the island and initiated a major battle.