Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)

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The Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) was a major Pacific campaign in which Allied forces liberated the Philippine archipelago from Japanese occupation, decisively weakening Japan’s strategic position near the end of World War II.

Aliases (16)
  • Philippines campaign (1944–1945) ×22
  • Philippines Campaign (1944–1945) ×5
  • Battle of Luzon ×4
  • Invasion of Lingayen Gulf ×2
  • Allied invasion of Leyte ×1
  • Allied landings in the Philippines ×1
  • Invasion of Leyte ×1
  • Invasion of Luzon ×1
  • Invasion of the Philippines (1944–1945) ×1
  • Luzon operation ×1
  • Philippines campaign (World War II) ×1
  • Philippines campaign of 1944–1945 ×1
  • Sixth Army operations in the Philippines campaign (1944–1945) ×1
  • Southern Philippines campaign ×1
  • U.S. invasion of Leyte ×1
  • United States forces in the Philippines ×1

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
military campaign
belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines
Empire of Japan
Philippine guerrilla forces
United States
casualties heavy Japanese military losses
heavy civilian casualties in the Philippines
significant Allied military casualties
combatType amphibious warfare
urban warfare
commander Douglas MacArthur
Rikichi Tsukada
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Walter Krueger
conflict World War II
countryLiberated Philippines
endDate 1945-09-02
followedBy Allied invasion of Okinawa
historicalPeriod 1940s
includedOperation Battle of Leyte
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Luzon
Battle of Manila (1945)
Battle of Mindanao (1945)
Invasion of Leyte
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Southern Philippines campaign
location Leyte
Luzon
Mindanao
Philippines
Visayas
notableEvent MacArthur’s return to the Philippines
destruction of Manila
objective cut Japanese supply and communication lines
liberate the Philippine Islands
partOf Allied campaign in the Southwest Pacific
Pacific War
precededBy Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)
relatedTo Philippine Commonwealth Army
Philippine guerrilla resistance
result Allied victory
collapse of Japanese control over the Philippine archipelago
liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation
startDate 1944-10-20
strategicImportance secured bases for operations against Japan
severed Japan’s access to resources from Southeast Asia
theater Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
Southwest Pacific Area

Referenced by (46)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Tomoyuki Yamashita ("Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)")
USS California (BB-44) ("Invasion of Lingayen Gulf")
USS Colorado (BB-45) ("Battle of Luzon")
USS Mustin (DD-413) ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
USS Mustin (DD-413) ("Luzon operation")
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) ("Invasion of the Philippines (1944–1945)")
山下 奉文 ("Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)")
participatedIn
Battle of Leyte Gulf ("U.S. invasion of Leyte")
Battle of Manila (1945) ("Invasion of Luzon")
Battle of Mindanao (1945) ("Battle of Luzon")
Borneo campaign (1945) ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Operation Detachment ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Ryukyu Islands campaign ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
precededBy
Battle of Corregidor (1945) ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Battle of Leyte Gulf ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Battle of Manila (1945) ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Battle of Mindanao (1945) ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Battle of Surigao Strait ("Philippines campaign of 1944–1945")
partOf
Commander, Third Fleet ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Fifth Air Force ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Fifth Air Force ("Battle of Luzon")
United States Army Forces in the Far East ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
engagement
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ("Battle of Luzon")
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ("Invasion of Leyte")
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ("Invasion of Lingayen Gulf")
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ("Southern Philippines campaign")
includedOperation
Cartwheel ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Northern Solomons campaign ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
Operation Forager ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
followedBy
Pacific War ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
South West Pacific Area ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
World War II
hasPart
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ("Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)")
Philippine Commonwealth Army ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
conflict
USS Hughes (DD-410) ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
battle
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
campaign
United States Armed Forces in World War II ("Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)")
majorOperation
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
notableCampaign
Walter Krueger ("Sixth Army operations in the Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
notableCommanderOf
Pacific theater commands ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
notableOperation
Thirteenth Air Force ("Philippines campaign (World War II)")
operatedIn
Yamashita Tomoyuki ("Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)")
participantIn
USS California ("Allied landings in the Philippines")
participatedInOperation
Battle off Samar ("Allied invasion of Leyte")
partOfOperation
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ("Philippines campaign (1944–1945)")
relatedTo
Tomoyuki Yamashita ("United States forces in the Philippines")
surrenderedTo

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