Raid at Cabanatuan
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Raid at Cabanatuan was a World War II rescue mission in the Philippines in which U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas freed hundreds of Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese camp.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raid at Cabanatuan canonical | 5 |
| Cabanatuan Raid | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ rescue mission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Raid at Cabanatuan
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabanatuan Raid
The Great Raid ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Philippine guerrillas ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| casualtiesAllied | very light ⓘ |
| casualtiesJapanese | heavy ⓘ |
| commander |
Eduardo Joson
ⓘ
Henry Mucci ⓘ Juan Pajota ⓘ Robert Prince ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1945-01-30 ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
The Great Raid
ⓘ
surface form:
film "The Great Raid" (2005)
|
| genre | military history event ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English name ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most successful POW rescue missions of World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ
surface form:
Luzon, Philippines
|
| notableFor |
coordination between U.S. forces and Filipino guerrillas
ⓘ
long-distance infiltration behind Japanese lines ⓘ low number of Allied casualties ⓘ |
| numberOfRescuers |
approximately 120 U.S. Army Rangers
ⓘ
approximately 200 Filipino guerrillas ⓘ |
| objective |
free POWs from Cabanatuan prison camp
ⓘ
rescue Allied prisoners of war ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
|
| plannedBy | 6th Ranger Battalion staff ⓘ |
| precededBy | U.S. landings on Luzon in January 1945 ⓘ |
| prisonersRescued |
over 500 Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
primarily American POWs ⓘ |
| reason | rescue survivors of the Bataan Death March ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
successful rescue of prisoners ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Philippine guerrillas
ⓘ
surface form:
Filipino resistance movement
|
| target |
Cabanatuan POW camp
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabanatuan prisoner-of-war camp
|
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| unitInvolved |
6th Ranger Battalion (United States)
ⓘ
Alamo Scouts ⓘ Filipino guerrillas ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cabanatuan Raid