Defenders of Bataan

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The Defenders of Bataan were the Filipino and American soldiers who heroically resisted Japanese forces during the World War II Battle of Bataan in the Philippines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective of soldiers
military unit
aftermath Bataan Death March NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Bataan defenders NERFINISHED
defenders of the Bataan Peninsula NERFINISHED
associatedEvent fall of Bataan NERFINISHED
siege conditions and shortages of food and medicine
casualties heavy casualties
commander Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED
Edward P. King NERFINISHED
Jonathan M. Wainwright NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Araw ng Kagitingan NERFINISHED
Bataan Memorials in the Philippines NERFINISHED
Bataan Memorials in the United States NERFINISHED
veterans organizations
conflict Battle of Bataan NERFINISHED
World War II
country Philippines
United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1942-04-09
ethnicComposition American soldiers
Filipino soldiers
hasPart Philippine Army units
Philippine Commonwealth Army units NERFINISHED
Philippine Constabulary units NERFINISHED
Philippine Scouts NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
United States Army Air Forces ground personnel
United States Army Forces in the Far East NERFINISHED
honoredAs symbols of courage and sacrifice
war heroes in the Philippines
location Bataan Peninsula NERFINISHED
Luzon NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED
memorialDay April 9
notableFor heroic defense of the Bataan Peninsula
prolonged resistance against Japanese invasion of the Philippines
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
partOf Allied forces in World War II NERFINISHED
defense of the Philippines campaign NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Philippine government NERFINISHED
United States government NERFINISHED
result surrender to Japanese forces
startTime 1942-01
strategicRole delayed Japanese conquest of the Philippines

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