United States Army Forces in the Far East

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United States Army formation military command

United States Army Forces in the Far East was a World War II U.S. Army command under General Douglas MacArthur responsible for the defense of the Philippines and surrounding regions against Japanese forces.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army formation → military command →
alliedWith	Australian Army → Commonwealth of the Philippines → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army →
areaOfOperations	Australia → Bataan Peninsula → Corregidor → Luzon → Netherlands East Indies → Philippines →
commander	Douglas MacArthur → George M. Parker Jr. → Jonathan M. Wainwright →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
engagement	Battle of Bataan → Battle of Corregidor (1942) → Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) → Philippines campaign (1944–1945) →
formedFrom	United States Army Forces in Australia → United States Army Philippine Department →
garrison	Corregidor → Manila →
headquartersLocation	Corregidor → Manila →
includes	Philippine Army → Philippine Scouts → United States Army Air Forces units → United States Army artillery units → United States Army infantry units →
notableCommander	Douglas MacArthur → Jonathan M. Wainwright →
notableEvent	return of U.S. forces to the Philippines in 1944 → surrender of Corregidor → surrender of U.S. and Filipino forces on Bataan →
opponent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy →
partOf	United States Army →
responsibleFor	defense of the Far East → defense of the Philippine Islands →
role	coordination of U.S. and Philippine ground forces in the Far East → coordination of air defense in the Philippines → defense of the Philippines against Japanese invasion →
subordinateTo	United States Army Forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas → United States Army Forces, Pacific →
successor	United States Army Forces, Pacific →
theater	Pacific War →
timePeriod	1941–1945 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Bataan → Battle of the Points →	combatant
United States Army Forces in the Far East ("United States Army Philippine Department") → United States Army Forces in the Far East ("United States Army Forces in Australia") →	formedFrom
Philippine Commonwealth Army →	alliedWith
Philippine Commonwealth Army →	associatedWith
defense of Manila Bay ("United States Armed Forces in the Far East") →	belligerent
Battle of Corregidor (1942) →	defendingForce
Battle of the Pockets →	hasParticipant
War Plan Orange-3 ("U.S. Army Forces in the Far East") →	implementedInPartBy
China Theater ("United States Army Forces, China Theater") →	involvedForce
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) →	involves
Walton H. Walker ("United States Far East Command") →	partOf