Philippines campaign (1941–1942)

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The Philippines campaign (1941–1942) was the early World War II battle in which Japanese forces invaded and ultimately captured the U.S.-controlled Philippine Islands after prolonged resistance by American and Filipino troops.

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Generate an image of the Philippines campaign (1941–1942) (The Philippines campaign (1941–1942) was the early World War II battle in which Japanese forces invaded and ultimately captured the U.S.-controlled Philippine Islands after prolonged resistance by American and Filipino troops.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
Fall of the Philippines ⓘ
belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines

Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan

United States ⓘ
casualties heavy American casualties ⓘ
heavy Filipino casualties ⓘ
significant Japanese casualties ⓘ
colonialStatus U.S.-controlled territory ⓘ
commandedBy Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
Masaharu Homma ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
defensivePlan War Plan Orange-3 ⓘ
endDate 1942-05-08 ⓘ
followedBy Bataan Death March ⓘ
includes Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Battle of the Pockets ⓘ
Battle of the Points ⓘ
Japanese invasion of Luzon ⓘ
Japanese invasion of Mindanao ⓘ
involves Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
location Bataan Peninsula ⓘ
Corregidor ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ
Philippine Islands ⓘ
linked to: Philippines
notableEvent siege of Corregidor ⓘ
surrender of Bataan ⓘ
surrender of Corregidor ⓘ
withdrawal to Bataan ⓘ
objective capture of the Philippine Islands ⓘ
opponent American troops ⓘ
Filipino troops ⓘ
partOf Pacific War ⓘ
precededBy Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
relatedTo Philippines campaign (1944–1945) ⓘ
result Japanese victory ⓘ
startDate 1941-12-08 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of sea lanes between Japan and the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
surrenderDate 1942-04-09 ⓘ
1942-05-06 ⓘ
theater South West Pacific Area ⓘ

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Pacific War → hasPart → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → precededBy → Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → alsoKnownAs → Fall of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → includes → Japanese invasion of Luzon ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → includes → Japanese invasion of Mindanao ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service → conflict → Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → conflict → Philippines Campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces → notableEngagement → Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
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Dutch East Indies campaign → predecessor → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Bataan Peninsula → wasSiteOf → World War II Japanese invasion of the Philippines defensive campaign ⓘ
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Battle of the Pockets → partOf → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Battle of the Points → partOf → Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Battle of the Points → front → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Battle of the Points → campaign → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
War Plan Orange-3 → implementedInPartDuring → Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Philippine Commonwealth Army → conflict → Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Philippine Commonwealth Army → conflict → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East → engagement → Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
South-East Asian theatre of World War II → majorCampaign → Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Jonathan M. Wainwright → notableWork → Defense of the Philippines in World War II ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Masaharu Homma → conflict → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
U.S. Army Americal Division → notableBattle → Philippines campaign ⓘ
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USS Anderson (DD-411) → participatedIn → Philippines campaign ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Allied Land Forces → areaOfResponsibility → Philippines campaign ⓘ
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USS Russell (DD-414) → participatedIn → Philippines campaign ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Battle of Corregidor (1942) → partOf → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) → campaign → Japanese conquest of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Battle of Bataan → partOf → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Battle of Bataan → precededBy → Japanese invasion of Luzon ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
IJN cruiser Naka → participatedIn → invasion of the Philippines (1941) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō → participatedIn → Attack on the Philippines (1941) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
defense of Manila Bay → relatedEvent → Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Fort Mills → playedRoleIn → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Commonwealth of the Philippines → significantEvent → Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Manila American Cemetery → notableCampaignsCommemorated → Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia → conflict → Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Basilio J. Valdes → participatedIn → Philippine campaign of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → theater → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → campaign → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Lingayen Gulf → historicalEvent → Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf (1941) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Lingayen Gulf → partOfCampaign → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
Japanese heavy cruiser Atago → participatedIn → Invasion of the Philippines (1941) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao → participatedIn → Invasion of the Philippines (1941) ⓘ
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Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East → associatedWith → Philippines campaign (World War II) ⓘ
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Japanese cruiser Kinugasa → participatedIn → Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Homma trial → relatedToEvent → Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ
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Japanese occupation of the Philippines → hasCause → Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Declaration of war on Japan → relatedEvent → Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
M1917 Enfield rifle → usedInConflict → Philippine–American conflicts (interwar and WWII era) ⓘ
linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)