World War II in the Philippines
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World War II in the Philippines was the Pacific theater campaign in which Japanese forces invaded and occupied the Philippine Islands, leading to major battles, guerrilla resistance, and eventual liberation by Allied forces.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippines theater of World War II | 1 |
| World War II events in Bataan | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign
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military conflict ⓘ |
| casualties |
hundreds of thousands of Filipino civilians killed
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large Japanese military losses ⓘ tens of thousands of Filipino and American soldiers killed ⓘ |
| combatant |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Commonwealth of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine guerrilla movement NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas MacArthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonathan M. Wainwright NERFINISHED ⓘ Masaharu Homma NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomoyuki Yamashita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
independence of the Philippines in 1946
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postwar reconstruction of the Philippines ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bataan Death March
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Bataan NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Corregidor (1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Manila (1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese occupation of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine guerrilla resistance ⓘ Philippines campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ liberation of the Philippines ⓘ |
| location |
Bataan Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Corregidor Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ Mindanao NERFINISHED ⓘ Visayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
MacArthur’s return to Leyte in 1944
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MacArthur’s withdrawal to Australia in 1942 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
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World War II ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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end of Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Philippine independence movement
NERFINISHED
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destruction of Manila ⓘ postwar US–Philippines relations ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-12-08 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
World War II events in Bataan
this entity surface form:
Philippines theater of World War II
subject surface form:
Araw ng Kagitingan