Battle of Corregidor (1942)

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Corregidor (1942) was a decisive World War II engagement in which Japanese forces captured the heavily fortified island guarding Manila Bay, leading to the fall of U.S. and Filipino resistance in the Philippines.

Aliases (3)

Battle of Corregidor ×1
Surrender of Corregidor ×1
siege of Corregidor ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle →
alsoKnownAs	Fall of Corregidor →
attackingForce	Japanese 14th Army → Japanese Imperial Army →
belligerent	Empire of Japan → Philippine Commonwealth → United States →
campaign	Japanese conquest of the Philippines →
casualties	heavy Allied casualties →
commander	Jonathan M. Wainwright → Kureo Taniguchi → Masaharu Homma →
conflict	World War II →
continent	Asia →
country	Philippines →
dateOfSurrender	1942-05-06 →
defendingForce	Philippine Army units → United States Army Forces in the Far East →
defensiveFeature	coastal artillery batteries → underground tunnels →
endDate	1942-05-06 →
followedBy	Japanese occupation of the Philippines →
fortifications	Fort Mills → Malinta Tunnel →
garrisonCommander	Jonathan M. Wainwright →
hasSiteToday	Corregidor Island historical memorial →
location	Corregidor Island → Manila Bay →
modernCountry	Philippines →
notableStructure	Malinta Tunnel complex →
partOf	Philippines campaign (1941–1942) →
precededBy	Battle of Bataan →
prisonersOfWar	thousands of American and Filipino troops captured →
relatedEvent	Bataan Death March →
result	Japanese victory →
significance	marked the collapse of organized Allied resistance in the Philippines in 1942 → secured Manila Bay for Japanese forces →
startDate	1942-05-05 →
strategicObjective	Capture of remaining Allied forces in the Philippines → Control of the entrance to Manila Bay →
surrenderedTo	Empire of Japan →
symbolism	symbol of American and Filipino resistance in early Pacific War →
tacticUsedByJapan	amphibious assault → intensive aerial bombardment → naval bombardment →
theater	Pacific Theater of World War II →
year	1942 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jonathan M. Wainwright ("Surrender of Corregidor") → Philippine Commonwealth Army → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ("siege of Corregidor") →	notableEvent
Jonathan M. Wainwright ("Battle of Corregidor") → Masaharu Homma →	participantIn
United States Army Forces in the Far East →	engagement
Battle of Bataan →	followedBy
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) →	includes
Fort Mills →	playedRoleIn
defense of Manila Bay →	relatedEvent
Corregidor →	significantEvent
Corregidor →	wasSiteOf