Battle of Corregidor (1942)

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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.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Corregidor (1942) (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.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fall of Corregidor ⓘ
attackingForce Japanese 14th Army ⓘ
Japanese Imperial Army ⓘ
belligerent Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: Corregidor
location Corregidor Island ⓘ
linked to: Corregidor

Manila Bay ⓘ
modernCountry Philippines ⓘ
notableStructure Malinta Tunnel complex ⓘ
linked to: Malinta Tunnel
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 ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
year 1942 ⓘ

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Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → includes → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → notableEvent → siege of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Corregidor → wasSiteOf → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Philippine Commonwealth Army → notableEvent → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East → engagement → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Jonathan M. Wainwright → notableEvent → Surrender of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Jonathan M. Wainwright → participantIn → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Masaharu Homma → participantIn → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Battle of Bataan → followedBy → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
defense of Manila Bay → relatedEvent → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Corregidor → significantEvent → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
subject linked to: The Rock
Fort Mills → playedRoleIn → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1945) → precededBy → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Philippine Scouts → conflict → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines → operation → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Fall of Corregidor → alsoKnownAs → Surrender of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Japanese 14th Army → operation → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
United States forces in the Philippines → engagement → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays → significantEvent → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays → significantEvent → siege and fall of Corregidor (May 1942) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Battery Way → engagedIn → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Battery Hearn → usedDuring → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
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Battery Crockett → associatedWith → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Battery Geary → usedDuringConflict → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
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Battery Smith → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
Battery Wheeler → usedDuring → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Battery Wheeler → associatedWith → siege of Corregidor 1942 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Operation Topside → precededBy → Japanese occupation of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
14th Army → operation → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Philippine Veterans Week → commemorates → Corregidor campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1942)
World War II in the Philippines → hasPart → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ