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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
military campaign
belligerent Philippines
surface form: Commonwealth of the Philippines

Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Philippine Commonwealth Army
surface form: Philippine guerrilla forces

United States of America
surface form: 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 Battle of Okinawa
surface form: Allied invasion of Okinawa
historicalPeriod 1940s
includedOperation Battle of Leyte Gulf
surface form: Battle of Leyte

Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Luzon

Battle of Manila (1945)
Battle of Mindanao (1945)
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Invasion of Leyte

Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Invasion of Lingayen Gulf

Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 South West Pacific Area
surface form: Allied campaign in the Southwest Pacific

Pacific War
precededBy Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: 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 War
surface form: Pacific Ocean theater of World War II

South West Pacific Area
surface form: Southwest Pacific Area

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New Orleans class sawActionIn Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
77th Infantry Division (United States) engagement Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
this entity surface form: Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)
EUSA notableOperation Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
Gyosaku Morozumi participatedIn Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
Fast Carrier Task Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet supportedOperation Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
Commander, Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area areaOfOperations Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
Commander, Allied Naval Forces, South West Pacific Area operationalArea Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign (South West Pacific sector)