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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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Corregidor Island	7
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays	2
Corregidor Island (administratively associated)	1
Corregidor Island historical memorial	1
Middleside area of Corregidor	1

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 (17)

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

United States Army Forces in the Far East → areaOfOperations → Corregidor ⓘ

Cavite → contains → Corregidor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Corregidor Island (administratively associated)

defense of Manila Bay → fortification → Corregidor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays

United States Army Forces in the Far East → garrison → Corregidor ⓘ

War Plan Orange-3 → geographicFocus → Corregidor ⓘ