Malinta Tunnel

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Malinta Tunnel is a historic underground complex on Corregidor Island in the Philippines that served as a bomb-proof headquarters and hospital for American and Filipino forces during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
military installation
tunnel complex
access road from Corregidor dock area
associatedWith General Douglas MacArthur
Philippine Commonwealth government
President Manuel L. Quezon
defense of the Philippines
constructedBy United States Army Corps of Engineers
country Philippines
currentUse historical site
tourist attraction
designedTo withstand heavy bombardment
function bomb-proof headquarters
communications center
supply depot
underground hospital
governedBy Philippine government
hasPart lateral tunnels
main east–west tunnel
power plant area
storage chambers
underground hospital wards
heritageDesignation historical landmark
languageOfName Filipino
locatedIn Manila Bay
location Corregidor Island
material reinforced concrete
namedAfter barrio of Malinta in nearby Luzon
near Middleside area of Corregidor
Topside area of Corregidor
notableEvent site of the last stand of American and Filipino forces on Corregidor in 1942
surrender of Corregidor to Japanese forces in May 1942
operatorDuringWWII Philippine Commonwealth Army
United States Army
partOf Fort Mills
reusedDuring Battle of the Recapture of Corregidor in 1945
significance symbol of Filipino-American resistance during World War II
strategicImportance protected command and control center for Allied forces in the Philippines
tourismActivity sound-and-light historical show
usedAs command post for the defense of Corregidor
headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur
seat of the Philippine Commonwealth government-in-exile
usedBy Philippine Commonwealth forces
United States Armed Forces
usedDuring World War II
visitorAccess guided tours


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