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Wawa Dam, also known as Montalban Dam, [1] is a gravity dam constructed over the Marikina River in the municipality of Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines. [2] The slightly arched dam is situated in the 360-metre (1,180 ft) high Montalban Gorge or Wawa Gorge, [3] a water gap in the Sierra Madre Mountains, east of Manila. Scenery in June 2013
The Battle of Wawa Dam (Filipino: Labanan sa Dam ng Wawa), also known as the Seizure of Wawa Dam (Filipino: Pag-agaw sa Dam ng Wawa), was the side action during the Battle of Manila, yet the longest continuous combat during the Liberation of the Philippines, to secure the vital water sources east of the capital from February 20 – May 31, 1945, and was the critical battle that neutralized the ...
March 31 – Two clashes erupted between troops of the 80th IB of the 2nd Infantry Division and around 30 NPA rebels in the vicinity of Wawa Dam, Rizal. A soldier was killed and another two were wounded while the casualties on the rebel side were undetermined. [267] [268]
Sixth Army on Luzon captured Santa Fe and attacked around Wawa Dam. [41] Died: Rudolf Querner, 51, German SS officer and police leader (committed suicide while in ...
In one instance, Adm. Takeshi Furuse who lead the remnants of the Manila Naval Defense Force during the Battle of Wawa Dam, and charged for the torture, rape, and murder of civilians in Infanta, Tayabas province, pleaded guilty for the crimes committed by his subordinates, and did his best to deflect charges against them.
In the Pamitinan Protected Landscape located in Sitio Wawa, Brgy. San Rafael, in Rodriguez, the Marikina River is dammed by Wawa Dam, a structure built during the early 1900s to provide water for Manila. [2] From Rodriguez, the river flows through San Mateo then to its namesake city of Marikina.
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On May 1, it began a series of probing attacks prior to an attack on May 4 aimed at capturing the Wawa Dam, an important part of Manila's water supply. Chase had to reduce a series of strongly held Japanese positions. By the end of the month, the dam was secure and the Japanese Kobayashi Force was broken. [31]