Cabanatuan POW camp

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Cabanatuan POW camp was a World War II Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines notorious for its harsh conditions and later famous as the site of a dramatic U.S. Army Ranger rescue mission.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
prisoner-of-war camp
alsoKnownAs Camp Pangatian
linked to: Camp O'Donnell

Pangatian POW camp
linked to: Cabanatuan POW camp
associatedWithEvent Bataan Death March
Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)
closureReason liberation by Allied forces
commemorates Allied prisoners of war
conflict World War II
country Philippines
currentUse memorial site
dateEstablished 1942
dateOfLiberation 1945-01-30
establishedAfter Fall of Bataan
linked to: Battle of Bataan

Fall of Corregidor
governedBy Japanese military authorities during World War II
hasHeritageDesignation war memorial site (local/national recognition)
hasMemorial Pangatian Memorial
heldPrisonersFrom Netherlands
Philippines
United Kingdom
United States
knownFor disease outbreaks
forced labor
malnutrition of prisoners
summary executions
liberatedBy Alamo Scouts
Filipino guerrillas
U.S. Army Rangers
locatedIn Cabanatuan
linked to: Cabanatuan City

Nueva Ecija
locatedOn Luzon
notableFor Raid at Cabanatuan
harsh conditions
high death rate among prisoners
numberOfPrisonersRescued over 500
numberOfSubcamps 3
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Army
partOf Japanese occupation of the Philippines
primaryCampFor survivors of the Bataan Death March
siteOf Raid at Cabanatuan
status closed
subcamp Camp 1
Camp 2
Camp 3
usedFor detention of Allied prisoners of war

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The Great Raid narrativeLocation Cabanatuan POW camp
Cabanatuan POW camp alsoKnownAs Pangatian POW camp
linked to: Cabanatuan POW camp
Raid at Cabanatuan target Cabanatuan prisoner-of-war camp
linked to: Cabanatuan POW camp
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines historicalEventSite Cabanatuan prisoner-of-war camp
linked to: Cabanatuan POW camp