Battle of Mindanao (1945)

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World War II battle military campaign

The Battle of Mindanao (1945) was a major World War II campaign in the southern Philippines in which Allied forces fought to liberate the island of Mindanao from Japanese occupation.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Mindanao 6
Allied landings for liberation of Mindanao 1
Battle of Mindanao (1945) canonical 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aim destroy Japanese 35th Army on Mindanao ⓘ
belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

Philippine guerrillas ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
campaign liberation of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
commander Franklin C. Sibert ⓘ
Gyosaku Morozumi ⓘ
Robert L. Eichelberger ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
countryInvolved Japan ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endDate 1945-08-15 ⓘ
followedBy postwar occupation of Japan ⓘ
involvedForce Allied forces ⓘ
Japanese forces ⓘ
location Mindanao ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
militaryUnitInvolved 24th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
31st Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form: 31st Infantry Division (United States)

41st Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
United States Eighth Army ⓘ
surface form: Eighth United States Army

Japanese 35th Army ⓘ
Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Philippine Constabulary ⓘ
United States X Corps ⓘ
surface form: X Corps (United States)
notableCityInCampaign Cagayan de Oro ⓘ
surface form: Cagayan (Cagayan de Oro)

Davao City ⓘ
Zamboanga City ⓘ
notableLandingSite Illana Bay ⓘ
Parang ⓘ
objective liberation of Mindanao from Japanese occupation ⓘ
operation Operation VICTOR V ⓘ
opponent Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
partOf Pacific War ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)

South West Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
precededBy Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Luzon
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1945-03-10 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of southern Philippines ⓘ
securing sea lanes in the southern Philippines ⓘ
theatre South West Pacific Area ⓘ
timePeriod 1945 ⓘ
typeOfEngagement amphibious landing ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → includedOperation → Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
Japanese 35th Army → engagedIn → Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Mindanao
Operation VICTOR V → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mindanao campaign (1945)
Operation VICTOR V → relatedTo → Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Mindanao
Parang → event → Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied landings for liberation of Mindanao
24th Infantry Division (United States) → battle → Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Mindanao
United States forces in the Philippines → engagement → Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Mindanao
Gyosaku Morozumi → participatedIn → Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Mindanao
Gyosaku Morozumi → conflict → Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Mindanao