United States forces in the Philippines
E267531
United States forces in the Philippines were the American military units that fought against and ultimately compelled the surrender of Japanese troops in the Philippine theater during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States forces in Manila | 1 |
| United States forces in the Philippines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2450528 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: United States forces in the Philippines Context triple: [Yamashita Tomoyuki, surrenderedTo, United States forces in the Philippines]
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Japanese occupation of the Philippines
The Japanese occupation of the Philippines was the World War II era (1942–1945) when Imperial Japan controlled the Philippine Islands, marked by military rule, widespread atrocities, and a strong Filipino–American resistance movement.
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Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
The Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War was the region of naval and colonial conflict in the western Pacific, centered on U.S. operations against Spanish forces in the Philippines and surrounding waters.
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Philippine–American War
The Philippine–American War was an armed conflict from 1899 to 1902 in which the United States fought Filipino revolutionaries seeking independence, marking a key episode in American imperial expansion in Asia.
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Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
The Philippines campaign (1941–1942) was the early World War II battle in which Japanese forces invaded and ultimately captured the U.S.-controlled Philippine Islands after prolonged resistance by American and Filipino troops.
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E.
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines
The Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines was an Imperial Japanese Army formation that led the 1941–1942 invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, including the campaign that resulted in the Bataan Death March.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United States forces in the Philippines Target entity description: United States forces in the Philippines were the American military units that fought against and ultimately compelled the surrender of Japanese troops in the Philippine theater during World War II.
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A.
Japanese occupation of the Philippines
The Japanese occupation of the Philippines was the World War II era (1942–1945) when Imperial Japan controlled the Philippine Islands, marked by military rule, widespread atrocities, and a strong Filipino–American resistance movement.
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B.
Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
The Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War was the region of naval and colonial conflict in the western Pacific, centered on U.S. operations against Spanish forces in the Philippines and surrounding waters.
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C.
Philippine–American War
The Philippine–American War was an armed conflict from 1899 to 1902 in which the United States fought Filipino revolutionaries seeking independence, marking a key episode in American imperial expansion in Asia.
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D.
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
The Philippines campaign (1941–1942) was the early World War II battle in which Japanese forces invaded and ultimately captured the U.S.-controlled Philippine Islands after prolonged resistance by American and Filipino troops.
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E.
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines
The Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines was an Imperial Japanese Army formation that led the 1941–1942 invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, including the campaign that resulted in the Bataan Death March.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military unit
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military formation ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Australia
ⓘ
Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine Commonwealth forces
Philippine guerrillas ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine guerrilla resistance
|
| branch |
air forces
ⓘ
land forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas MacArthur
ⓘ
Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ Thomas C. Kinkaid ⓘ Walter Krueger ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Bataan
ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Corregidor
U.S. invasion of Leyte ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Leyte
Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Luzon ⓘ Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mindanao
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign of 1941–1942
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign of 1944–1945
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| hasPart |
Philippine Commonwealth Army units under U.S. command
ⓘ
Philippine Scouts ⓘ Philippine guerrilla units under U.S. command ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| later | reinvaded and liberated the Philippine Islands in 1944–1945 ⓘ |
| location | Philippines ⓘ |
| notableEvent | return of General Douglas MacArthur to the Philippines in 1944 ⓘ |
| objective | liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied forces
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| result | surrender of Japanese forces in the Philippines ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of sea lanes and air routes in the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Fifth Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Fifth Air Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Fleet
Seventh Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
United States Seventh Fleet
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| surrenderedTo | Japanese forces in 1942 at Bataan and Corregidor ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Japanese occupation of the Philippines
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surface form:
Philippine theater of World War II
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Subject: United States forces in the Philippines Description of subject: United States forces in the Philippines were the American military units that fought against and ultimately compelled the surrender of Japanese troops in the Philippine theater during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
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