Philippine guerrillas

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Philippine guerrillas were resistance fighters in the Philippines who waged irregular warfare against Japanese occupation forces during World War II, often in coordination with Allied forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf irregular military force
resistance movement
activeIn Luzon
Mindanao
Visayas
casusBelli Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines
composedOf Filipino civilians
Philippine Constabulary veterans
USAFFE soldiers who evaded capture
conflict World War II
coordinatedWith South West Pacific Area
surface form: South West Pacific Area (Allied command)

United States Army Forces in the Far East
country Philippines
endTime 1945
goal liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation
historicalPeriod Japanese occupation of the Philippines
ideology Filipino nationalism
language English
Tagalog
surface form: Filipino

various Philippine languages
notableCommander Ferdinand Marcos
Luis Taruc
Macario Peralta Jr.
Ruperto Kangleon
Wendell Fertig
notableUnit Anderson’s Guerrillas
Philippine guerrillas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hukbalahap

Hunters ROTC
Marking Guerrillas
USAFFE guerrillas
opposed Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese occupation of the Philippines
partOf Japanese occupation of the Philippines
surface form: Philippine resistance against Japan
performedOperation ambushes of Japanese patrols
intelligence gathering for Allied forces
protection of local civilian populations
sabotage of Japanese supply lines
receivedSupplyFrom Allied submarines
air drops by Allied aircraft
recognizedBy Commonwealth of the Philippines
surface form: Philippine Commonwealth government-in-exile

United States Army
result contributed to defeat of Japanese forces in the Philippines
significantEvent support of the Leyte landings
support of the Luzon campaign
startTime 1942
supportedBy Allied forces
United States Armed Forces
usedWarfareType guerrilla warfare
irregular warfare

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Battle of Mindanao (1945) belligerent Philippine guerrillas
Japanese occupation of the Philippines hasParticipant Philippine guerrillas
this entity surface form: Hukbalahap
Ghost Soldiers hasSubject Philippine guerrillas
this entity surface form: Philippine resistance movement
Raid at Cabanatuan supportedBy Philippine guerrillas
this entity surface form: Filipino resistance movement
Philippine guerrillas notableUnit Philippine guerrillas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hukbalahap
United States forces in the Philippines alliedWith Philippine guerrillas
this entity surface form: Philippine guerrilla resistance
“howling wilderness” campaign ordered by General Jacob H. Smith victimGroup Philippine guerrillas
subject surface form: "howling wilderness" campaign ordered by General Jacob H. Smith
this entity surface form: Filipino guerrillas
bolos usedBy Philippine guerrillas
this entity surface form: Filipino guerrillas