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.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Philippine Commonwealth Army canonical 19
Philippine Commonwealth forces 4
Philippine Army 3

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
allegiance Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States (wartime alliance)
alliedWith United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth Army of the Philippines

Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
surface form: Philippine Army (Commonwealth era)
associatedWith Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Philippine guerrilla movement in World War II ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
branchOf Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
surface form: Philippine military forces
commander Basilio J. Valdes ⓘ
Carlos P. Romulo ⓘ
Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Manuel L. Quezon ⓘ
conflict Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines

Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)

World War II ⓘ
country Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
foundedBy Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
surface form: 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 Battle of Bataan ⓘ
surface form: 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 of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific theater of World War II
timePeriod Commonwealth era of the Philippines ⓘ
type ground forces ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

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

Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → belligerent → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine guerrilla forces
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → relatedTo → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → involves → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Corregidor → defendedBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine forces
Battle of the Pockets → hasParticipant → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Army
Battle of the Points → combatant → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Army
War Plan Orange-3 → implementedInPartBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Philippine Commonwealth Army → alsoKnownAs → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commonwealth Army of the Philippines
Philippine Commonwealth Army → alsoKnownAs → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Army (Commonwealth era)
United States Army Forces in the Far East → includes → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Army
Japanese colonial empire → opposedBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine guerrilla forces
Battle of Manila (1945) → combatant → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Battle of Mindanao (1945) → militaryUnitInvolved → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Philippines → precededBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) → defendingForce → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Army units
defense of Manila Bay → belligerent → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
The Rock → controlledBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
subject surface form: Corregidor
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth forces
Malinta Tunnel → usedBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth forces
Malinta Tunnel → operatorDuringWWII → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Basilio J. Valdes → serviceNumber → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Basilio J. Valdes → memberOf → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → opponent → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Japanese occupation of the Philippines → hasParticipant → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
M1903 Springfield rifle → usedBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Offshore Patrol → partOf → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth military forces
U.S. Sixth Army → alliedWith → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Japanese 35th Army → primaryOpponent → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas → precededBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
AFP → predecessor → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
subject surface form: Armed Forces of the Philippines
Fall of Corregidor → garrison → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Army forces
Japanese 14th Army → engagedAgainst → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
United States forces in the Philippines → alliedWith → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth forces
Japanese Fourteenth Area Army → opponent → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Battery Smith → controlledBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth forces