Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)

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World War II battle military campaign

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