enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. History of the Philippines (1898–1946) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines...

    During World War II, over 200,000 Filipinos fought in defense of the United States against the Japanese in the Pacific theater of military operations, where more than half died. As a commonwealth of the United States before and during the war, Filipinos were legally American nationals.

  3. Military history of the Philippines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the...

    Wounded Japanese troops surrender to US and Filipino soldiers in Manila, 1945. The military history of the Philippines is characterized by wars between Philippine kingdoms [1] and its neighbors in the precolonial era and then a period of struggle against colonial powers such as Spain and the United States, occupation by the Empire of Japan during World War II and participation in Asian ...

  4. List of wars involving the Philippines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the...

    Philippines (and allies) [b] Opponents [c] Results World War II (Pacific theater) (1941–1945) United States Philippine Commonwealth Empire of Japan. Philippines [e] (1943–1945) Allied and Commonwealth victory. Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred but Allied forces regain control over the islands; Fall of Japan's puppet state

  5. Timeline of Philippine history - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Philippine_history

    This is a timeline of Philippine history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the Philippines and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see history of the Philippines .

  6. Military history of the Philippines during World War II

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the...

    Statement of Ronald R. Aument, Deputy undersecretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, 15 February 2007 "World War II in the Philippines". Official Gazette (gov.ph)

  7. History of the Philippines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines

    The official history of the Song dynasty next refers to the Rajahnate of Butuan (c. before 1001–1756) in northeastern Mindanao which is the first polity from the Philippine archipelago recorded as having sent a tribute mission to the Chinese empire—on March 17, 1001, CE.

  8. Commonwealth of the Philippines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/.../Commonwealth_of_the_Philippines

    The Philippine Constabulary was placed on active service with the Philippine Commonwealth Army and re-established from October 28, 1944, to June 30, 1946, during the Allied liberation and the post–World War II era. Fighting continued in remote corners of the Philippines until Japan's surrender in August 1945, which was signed on September 2 ...

  9. List of conflicts in the Philippines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_the...

    This list of conflicts in the Philippines is a timeline of events that includes pre-colonial wars, Spanish–Moro conflict, Philippine revolts against Spain, battles, skirmishes, and other related items that have occurred in the Philippines' geographical area.