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Philippines Campaign
Philippines Campaign (1944–45) The US campaign that recaptured the Philippines in World War II. In the Battle of the Philippine Sea, fought in June 1944 by aircraft carriers while US forces were securing required bases in the Marianas, the Japanese naval air service suffered crippling losses. A further Japanese naval defeat was incurred at LEYTE GULF on 25 October, following the landing of US forces on the island five days previously. Troops landed on Luzon in January 1945 and in July General MACARTHUR announced that the whole territory was liberated. However, detached groups of Japanese, in accordance with their instructions to fight to the last man, were still at large after the war ended.
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"Philippines Campaign." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Philippines Campaign." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-PhilippinesCampaign.html "Philippines Campaign." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-PhilippinesCampaign.html |
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Philippines campaign
Philippines campaign (World War II) (Oct. 1944–July 1945) After the Battles of the Philippines Sea and Leyte Gulf, General MacArthur proceeded to liberate the Philippines from the Japanese, landing north of Manila on 9 January 1945. Three weeks later other US forces landed in the Batangas province and advanced north. The two armies surrounded Manila, which was entered on 4 February. Aided by local resistance forces, the city quickly capitulated, and by July MacArthur could announce that all the Philippine islands were liberated, although detached groups of Japanese, in accordance with their instructions to fight to the last man, were still at large when the war ended.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Philippines campaign." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Philippines campaign." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Philippinescampaign.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Philippines campaign." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Philippinescampaign.html |
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