Philippine Commonwealth Army

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army military organization

The Philippine Commonwealth Army was the military force of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, organized with U.S. support and best known for its role defending the country against Japanese invasion during World War II.

Aliases (7)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army → military organization →
allegiance	Commonwealth of the Philippines → United States (wartime alliance) →
alliedWith	United States Army Forces in the Far East →
alsoKnownAs	Commonwealth Army of the Philippines → Philippine Army (Commonwealth era) →
associatedWith	Philippine Scouts → Philippine guerrilla movement in World War II → United States Army Forces in the Far East →
branchOf	Philippine military forces →
commander	Basilio J. Valdes → Carlos P. Romulo → Douglas MacArthur → Manuel L. Quezon →
conflict	Japanese invasion of the Philippines → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → Philippines campaign (1944–1945) → World War II →
country	Commonwealth of the Philippines →
foundedBy	Commonwealth government of the Philippines →
garrison	Manila →
historicalEra	Interwar period → World War II →
languageOfCommand	English → Filipino →
militaryBranch	army component of the Commonwealth armed forces →
notableEvent	Bataan defense → Battle of Bataan → Battle of Corregidor (1942) → resistance and guerrilla support during Japanese occupation →
notableFor	cooperating with U.S. forces under a unified command → defending the Philippines during the 1941–1942 Japanese invasion →
organizedWithSupportFrom	United States →
partOf	Armed Forces of the Philippines →
primaryOpponent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy →
region	Philippines →
role	defense of the Philippines against Japanese invasion →
service	land warfare →
status	defunct →
successor	post-independence Philippine Army →
theater	Pacific theater of World War II →
timePeriod	Commonwealth era of the Philippines →
type	ground forces →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Philippine Commonwealth Army ("Commonwealth Army of the Philippines") → Philippine Commonwealth Army ("Philippine Army (Commonwealth era)") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ("Philippine guerrilla forces") → defense of Manila Bay →	belligerent
Battle of Manila (1945) → Battle of the Points ("Philippine Army") →	combatant
Corregidor ("Philippine Commonwealth forces") →	controlledBy
Corregidor ("Philippine forces") →	defendedBy
Battle of Corregidor (1942) ("Philippine Army units") →	defendingForce
Battle of the Pockets ("Philippine Army") →	hasParticipant
War Plan Orange-3 →	implementedInPartBy
United States Army Forces in the Far East ("Philippine Army") →	includes
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) →	involves
Battle of Mindanao (1945) →	militaryUnitInvolved
Malinta Tunnel →	operatorDuringWWII
Japanese colonial empire ("Philippine guerrilla forces") →	opposedBy
Armed Forces of the Philippines →	precededBy
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) →	relatedTo
Malinta Tunnel ("Philippine Commonwealth forces") →	usedBy