Battle of the Pockets
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The Battle of the Pockets was a series of intense engagements during the early World War II fighting on Bataan in which U.S. and Filipino forces contained and destroyed Japanese penetrations in their defensive lines.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| chronologicalWithin |
early fighting on Bataan
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| combatType |
ground warfare
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| commandedBy |
Edward P. King
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Jonathan M. Wainwright → Masaharu Homma → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| describedAs |
series of intense engagements
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| endTime |
1942-02
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| followedBy |
Battle of the Points
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| front |
Pacific theater of World War II
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| hasParticipant |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Philippine Army → United States Army → United States Army Forces in the Far East → |
| location |
Bataan Peninsula
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Luzon → Philippines → |
| natureOfAction |
defensive operations
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| opponent |
Empire of Japan
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Philippines → United States → |
| partOf |
Battle of Bataan
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Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → |
| result |
Allied defensive success at local level
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Japanese penetrations contained and reduced → |
| side1 |
U.S. and Filipino forces
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| side2 |
Japanese forces
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| startTime |
1942-01
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| tacticalObjective |
to eliminate Japanese penetrations in Allied lines
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| theater |
Southwest Pacific Area
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Battle of Bataan
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hasPart |
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Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
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includes |
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Battle of the Points
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relatedEvent |