Philippines campaign (1941–1942)

E2839

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.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) canonical	19
Philippines campaign	14
Japanese invasion of the Philippines	9
Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)	6
Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)	6
Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)	5
Invasion of the Philippines (1941)	3
Japanese invasion of Luzon	2
Philippines campaign of 1941–1942	2
Attack on the Philippines (1941)	1
Defense of the Philippines in World War II	1
Fall of the Philippines	1
Japanese conquest of the Philippines	1
Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf (1941)	1
Japanese invasion of Mindanao	1
Philippine campaign of World War II	1
Philippines Campaign (1941–1942)	1
Philippines campaign (World War II)	1
Philippines campaign 1941–1942	1
Philippine–American conflicts (interwar and WWII era)	1
World War II Japanese invasion of the Philippines defensive campaign	1
invasion of the Philippines (1941)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ surface form: Fall of the Philippines
belligerent	Philippines ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of the Philippines Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Philippines campaign (1941–1942) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Japanese invasion of Luzon Philippines campaign (1941–1942) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Philippines ⓘ surface form: Philippine Islands
notableEvent	Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ surface form: 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	attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ surface form: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
relatedTo	Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ surface form: 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 (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific War → hasPart → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → precededBy → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → alsoKnownAs → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of the Philippines

Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → alsoKnownAs → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → includes → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Luzon

Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → includes → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Mindanao

Imperial Japanese Army Air Service → conflict → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → conflict → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippines Campaign (1941–1942)

Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces → notableEngagement → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Dutch East Indies campaign → predecessor → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Bataan Peninsula → wasSiteOf → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II Japanese invasion of the Philippines defensive campaign

Battle of the Pockets → partOf → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Battle of the Points → partOf → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines

Battle of the Points → front → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Battle of the Points → campaign → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

War Plan Orange-3 → implementedInPartDuring → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Philippine Commonwealth Army → conflict → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines

Philippine Commonwealth Army → conflict → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

United States Army Forces in the Far East → engagement → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)

South-East Asian theatre of World War II → majorCampaign → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Jonathan M. Wainwright → notableWork → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defense of the Philippines in World War II

Masaharu Homma → conflict → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

U.S. Army Americal Division → notableBattle → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippines campaign

USS Anderson (DD-411) → participatedIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippines campaign

Allied Land Forces → areaOfResponsibility → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippines campaign

USS Russell (DD-414) → participatedIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippines campaign

Battle of Corregidor (1942) → partOf → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Battle of Corregidor (1942) → campaign → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese conquest of the Philippines

Battle of Bataan → partOf → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Battle of Bataan → precededBy → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Luzon

IJN cruiser Naka → participatedIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: invasion of the Philippines (1941)

Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō → participatedIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Attack on the Philippines (1941)

defense of Manila Bay → relatedEvent → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Fort Mills → playedRoleIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Commonwealth of the Philippines → significantEvent → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Manila American Cemetery → notableCampaignsCommemorated → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia → conflict → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Basilio J. Valdes → participatedIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine campaign of World War II

Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → theater → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → campaign → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Lingayen Gulf → historicalEvent → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf (1941)

Lingayen Gulf → partOfCampaign → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

Japanese heavy cruiser Atago → participatedIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of the Philippines (1941)

Japanese heavy cruiser Takao → participatedIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of the Philippines (1941)

Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East → associatedWith → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippines campaign (World War II)

Japanese cruiser Kinugasa → participatedIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Homma trial → relatedToEvent → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines

Japanese occupation of the Philippines → hasCause → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Declaration of war on Japan → relatedEvent → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines

M1917 Enfield rifle → usedInConflict → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine–American conflicts (interwar and WWII era)