Corregidor

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World War II battlefield historical site island

Corregidor is a small fortified island at the entrance of Manila Bay in the Philippines, historically significant as a major Allied stronghold and site of intense fighting during World War II.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Corregidor Island 20
Corregidor canonical 8
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays 2

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battlefield ⓘ
historical site ⓘ
island ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fort Mills ⓘ
The Rock ⓘ
area about 5 square kilometers ⓘ
armedWith anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
large coastal guns ⓘ
mortars ⓘ
searchlights ⓘ
associatedWith Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
surface form: General Douglas MacArthur

Manuel L. Quezon ⓘ
surface form: President Manuel L. Quezon
capturedBy Imperial Japanese Army in 1942 ⓘ
contains Malinta Tunnel ⓘ
barracks ⓘ
batteries of coastal artillery ⓘ
cemeteries ⓘ
command posts ⓘ
memorials ⓘ
military hospital facilities ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
currentUse historical park ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
war memorial site ⓘ
defendedBy Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
surface form: Philippine forces

United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: United States forces
elevation up to about 180 meters above sea level ⓘ
fortificationPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
fortifiedBy Philippine government under U.S. administration ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
governedBy Philippine government ⓘ
hasShape tadpole-shaped island ⓘ
hasTourism guided historical tours ⓘ
military ruins ⓘ
museums ⓘ
length about 6.5 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Cavite ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ
Manila Bay ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater South China Sea ⓘ
near Bataan Peninsula ⓘ
Manila ⓘ
surface form: City of Manila
partOf entrance of Manila Bay ⓘ
recapturedBy Philippine Commonwealth forces in 1945 ⓘ
United States forces in 1945 ⓘ
servedAs headquarters of USAFFE ⓘ
seat of the Philippine Commonwealth government during early World War II ⓘ
strategicImportance guarded the entrance to Manila Bay ⓘ
key to the defense of Manila ⓘ
usedAs artillery position ⓘ
coastal defense fortress ⓘ
harbor defense post ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ
wasSiteOf Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1945) ⓘ
intense fighting during World War II ⓘ
width about 2 kilometers at its widest point ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → location → Corregidor ⓘ
War Plan Orange-3 → geographicFocus → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
United States Army Forces in the Far East → areaOfOperations → Corregidor ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East → garrison → Corregidor ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East → headquartersLocation → Corregidor ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) → location → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Battle of Corregidor (1942) → hasSiteToday → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island historical memorial
Manila Bay → hasIsland → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
defense of Manila Bay → fortification → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Cavite → contains → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island (administratively associated)
The Rock → refersTo → Corregidor ⓘ
The Rock → partOf → Corregidor ⓘ
subject surface form: Corregidor
this entity surface form: Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Malinta Tunnel → location → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Malinta Tunnel → near → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Middleside area of Corregidor
Fort Mills → locatedOn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Mount Mariveles → hasViewOf → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Battle of Corregidor (1945) → location → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Mariveles, Bataan → hasLandmark → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island (nearby)
Mariveles, Bataan → hasNearbyIsland → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Fall of Corregidor → location → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Carabao Island (Cavite) → locatedNear → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Carabao Island (Cavite) → coordinateRoleWith → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Fort Frank → oppositeOf → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort Mills on Corregidor Island
Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) → locationOfEventsCommemorated → Corregidor ⓘ
subject surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan
4th Marine Regiment → wasStationedIn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor, Philippines
4th Marine Regiment → surrenderedAt → Corregidor ⓘ
4th Marine Regiment → colorsDestroyedAt → Corregidor ⓘ
Battery Way → locatedIn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Battery Way → partOf → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: fortifications of Corregidor
Battery Way → locatedOn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Topside area of Corregidor Island
Battery Hearn → locatedIn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Battery Hearn → partOf → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: fortifications of Corregidor
Battery Crockett → locatedOn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Battery Geary → locatedOn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Battery Smith → locatedOn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Battery Smith → partOf → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: island fortress of Corregidor
Battery Wheeler → locatedOn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Topside → locatedOn → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Brigadier General Samuel Myers Mills Jr. → locatedOn → Corregidor ⓘ
subject surface form: Fort Mills
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island
Tarak Ridge → viewOf → Corregidor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corregidor Island