Philippines campaign (1941–1942)

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World War II battle military campaign

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.

Aliases (14)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → military campaign →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) → Fall of the Philippines →
belligerent	Commonwealth of the Philippines → Empire of Japan → United States →
casualties	heavy American casualties → heavy Filipino casualties → significant Japanese casualties →
colonialStatus	U.S.-controlled territory →
commandedBy	Douglas MacArthur → Jonathan M. Wainwright → Masaharu Homma →
conflict	World War II →
defensivePlan	War Plan Orange-3 →
endDate	1942-05-08 →
followedBy	Bataan Death March →
includes	Battle of Bataan → Battle of Corregidor (1942) → Battle of the Pockets → Battle of the Points → Japanese invasion of Luzon → Japanese invasion of Mindanao →
involves	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy → Philippine Commonwealth Army → United States Army Air Forces → United States Army Forces in the Far East →
location	Bataan Peninsula → Corregidor → Luzon → Philippine Islands →
notableEvent	siege of Corregidor → surrender of Bataan → surrender of Corregidor → withdrawal to Bataan →
objective	capture of the Philippine Islands →
opponent	American troops → Filipino troops →
partOf	Pacific War →
precededBy	Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor →
relatedTo	Philippines campaign (1944–1945) →
result	Japanese victory →
startDate	1941-12-08 →
strategicImportance	control of sea lanes between Japan and the Dutch East Indies →
surrenderDate	1942-04-09 → 1942-05-06 →
theater	South West Pacific Area →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ("Philippines Campaign (1941–1942)") → Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ("Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)") → Masaharu Homma → Philippine Commonwealth Army ("Japanese invasion of the Philippines") → Philippine Commonwealth Army →	conflict
IJN cruiser Naka ("invasion of the Philippines (1941)") → Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō ("Attack on the Philippines (1941)") → USS Anderson (DD-411) ("Philippines campaign") → USS Russell (DD-414) ("Philippines campaign") →	participatedIn
Battle of Bataan → Battle of Corregidor (1942) → Battle of the Pockets → Battle of the Points ("Japanese invasion of the Philippines") →	partOf
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ("Fall of the Philippines") → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ("Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Corregidor (1942) ("Japanese conquest of the Philippines") → Battle of the Points →	campaign
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ("Japanese invasion of Luzon") → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ("Japanese invasion of Mindanao") →	includes
Battle of Bataan ("Japanese invasion of Luzon") → Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ("Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)") →	precededBy
Allied Land Forces ("Philippines campaign") →	areaOfResponsibility
United States Army Forces in the Far East ("Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)") →	engagement
Battle of the Points →	front
Pacific War →	hasPart
War Plan Orange-3 ("Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)") →	implementedInPartDuring
South-East Asian theatre of World War II ("Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)") →	majorCampaign
U.S. Army Americal Division ("Philippines campaign") →	notableBattle
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces ("Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)") →	notableEngagement
Jonathan M. Wainwright ("Defense of the Philippines in World War II") →	notableWork
Fort Mills →	playedRoleIn
Dutch East Indies campaign →	predecessor
defense of Manila Bay ("Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)") →	relatedEvent
Commonwealth of the Philippines ("Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)") →	significantEvent
Bataan Peninsula ("World War II Japanese invasion of the Philippines defensive campaign") →	wasSiteOf