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The Manila massacre (Filipino: Pagpatay sa Maynila or Masaker sa Maynila), also called the Rape of Manila (Filipino: Paggahasa ng Maynila), involved atrocities committed against Filipino civilians in the City of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, by Japanese troops during the Battle of Manila (3 February 1945 – 3 March 1945) which ...
The Battle of Manila (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila; Japanese: マニラの戦い, romanized: Manira no Tatakai; Spanish: Batalla de Manila; 3 February – 3 March 1945) was a major battle of the Philippine campaign of 1944–45, during the Second World War.
Even in the Philippines, the 1945 battle by American and Filipino forces to liberate Manila is largely forgotten. Researchers and historians are trying to change that. This city was ravaged in WWII.
Battle of Manila (1945) 3 February – 3 March 1945; Battle of Corregidor (1945) 16–26 February 1945; Battle of Baguio (1945) 21 February 1945; Raid at Los Baños 23 February 1945; Invasion of Palawan 28 February – 22 April 1945; Battle of Mindanao 10 March – 15 August 1945; Battle of the Visayas 18 March – 30 July 1945; Battle at Piso ...
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February 21–April 26 – Battle of Baguio (1945). February 23: Raid at Los Baños – The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, freed the captives of the Los Baños internment camp. The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined American and Filipino ground troops. American and Filipino troops enter Intramuros ...
16 -18 February 1945 Taal, Batangas: Conflicting reports 246 killed, 12 injured (Exhibit A of USA vs. Yamashita [33]) ~320 (Prosecution Section Report #90) Japanese forces committed the atrocities via bayoneting, shooting and burning of houses. A group of civilians who took refuge in a ravine were bombed by hand grenades.
Aerial view of Jones Bridge, Manila (10 July 1945) Signal Corps Photo #SWPA-45-30087 (Traub) Released by BPR - 25 Aug 1945 Orig. neg. ... image/jpeg. File history.