United States forces in the Philippines

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military unit
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
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
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
surrenderedTo Japanese forces in 1942 at Bataan and Corregidor
theaterOfOperations Japanese occupation of the Philippines
surface form: Philippine theater of World War II

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Yamashita Tomoyuki surrenderedTo United States forces in the Philippines
Fermín Jáudenes surrenderedTo United States forces in the Philippines
this entity surface form: United States forces in Manila