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Japanese troops celebrate their conquest of Bataan Peninsula, Philippines. Japan launched an attack on the Philippines on 8 December 1941, just ten hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor. [3] Initial aerial bombardment was followed by landings of ground troops both north and south of Manila. [4]
The Philippines campaign (Filipino: Kampanya sa Pilipinas, Spanish: Campaña en las Filipinas del Ejercito Japonés, Japanese: フィリピンの戦い, romanized: Firipin no Tatakai), also known as the Battle of the Philippines (Filipino: Labanan sa Pilipinas) or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the American territory of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan and the defense ...
The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor; Japanese: コレヒドールの戦い), fought on 5–6 May 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.
The Japanese Invasion of Lamon Bay (Filipino: Paglusob ng mga Hapones sa Look ng Lamon) was a secondary mission in the Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf during the 1941-1942 Japanese conquest of the Philippines.
Prior to World War II, Baguio was the summer capital of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, as well as the home of the Philippine Military Academy. [12] In 1939, the city had a population of 24,000 people, most of whom were Filipinos, along with other nationalities, including about 500 Japanese. [13]
(Batan Island, Philippines December 8, 1941) A map of Luzon Island showing Japanese landings and advances from December 8, 1941, to January 8, 1942. Commonwealth of the Philippines United States Japanese Empire: Allied defeat: Japanese invasion of Vigan (Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines December 10, 1941) Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
The Japanese leaders were faced with a choice: end the war in China and their plans for Asian conquest, so as to end the sanctions, or declare war on three large military forces. The current war against Britain, and the Netherlands, and the strain of providing aid by the United States to these countries was seen as an opportunity by the ...
Japanese war crimes in the Philippines (2 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Japanese occupation of the Philippines" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.