Philippine Commonwealth Army

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The Philippine Commonwealth Army was the military force of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, organized with U.S. support and best known for its role defending the country against Japanese invasion during World War II.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
allegiance Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
United States (wartime alliance) ⓘ
alliedWith United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Commonwealth Army of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippine Army (Commonwealth era) ⓘ
associatedWith Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Philippine guerrilla movement in World War II ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
branchOf Philippine military forces ⓘ
commander Basilio J. Valdes ⓘ
Carlos P. Romulo ⓘ
Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Manuel L. Quezon ⓘ
conflict Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Philippines campaign (1944–1945) ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
foundedBy Commonwealth government of the Philippines ⓘ
garrison Manila ⓘ
historicalEra Interwar period ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
militaryBranch army component of the Commonwealth armed forces ⓘ
notableEvent Bataan defense ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bataan

Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
resistance and guerrilla support during Japanese occupation ⓘ
notableFor cooperating with U.S. forces under a unified command ⓘ
defending the Philippines during the 1941–1942 Japanese invasion ⓘ
organizedWithSupportFrom United States ⓘ
partOf Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
primaryOpponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
region Philippines ⓘ
role defense of the Philippines against Japanese invasion ⓘ
service land warfare ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor post-independence Philippine Army ⓘ
theater Pacific theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
timePeriod Commonwealth era of the Philippines ⓘ
type ground forces ⓘ

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Referenced by (45)

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

Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → belligerent → Philippine guerrilla forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → relatedTo → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → involves → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Corregidor → defendedBy → Philippine forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Battle of the Pockets → hasParticipant → Philippine Army ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Battle of the Points → combatant → Philippine Army ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
War Plan Orange-3 → implementedInPartBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Philippine Commonwealth Army → alsoKnownAs → Commonwealth Army of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Philippine Commonwealth Army → alsoKnownAs → Philippine Army (Commonwealth era) ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
United States Army Forces in the Far East → includes → Philippine Army ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Japanese colonial empire → opposedBy → Philippine guerrilla forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Battle of Manila (1945) → combatant → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Battle of Mindanao (1945) → militaryUnitInvolved → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Philippines → precededBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) → defendingForce → Philippine Army units ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
defense of Manila Bay → belligerent → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Corregidor → controlledBy → Philippine Commonwealth forces ⓘ
subject linked to: The Rock
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Malinta Tunnel → usedBy → Philippine Commonwealth forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Malinta Tunnel → operatorDuringWWII → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Basilio J. Valdes → serviceNumber → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Basilio J. Valdes → memberOf → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → opponent → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Japanese occupation of the Philippines → hasParticipant → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
M1903 Springfield rifle → usedBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Offshore Patrol → partOf → Philippine Commonwealth military forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
U.S. Sixth Army → alliedWith → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Japanese 35th Army → primaryOpponent → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas → precededBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Philippines → predecessor → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
subject linked to: AFP
Fall of Corregidor → garrison → Philippine Army forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Japanese 14th Army → engagedAgainst → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
United States forces in the Philippines → alliedWith → Philippine Commonwealth forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Japanese Fourteenth Area Army → opponent → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Battery Smith → controlledBy → Philippine Commonwealth forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
U.S. Army Philippine Department → supported → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Abucay–Mauban Line → defendedBy → Philippine Commonwealth Army units ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Mariveles Bay → wasUsedBy → Philippine Commonwealth forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Makapili → opposedBy → Philippine Commonwealth forces ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Juan Pajota → associatedWith → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Manila massacre → opponent → Philippine Commonwealth troops ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Hunters ROTC → alliedWith → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
14th Army → engagedAgainst → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
Suomi KP/-31 → usedBy → Philippine forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
Defenders of Bataan → hasPart → Philippine Commonwealth Army units ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Commonwealth Army
United States Army Forces in Bataan → alliedWith → Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ