Battle of Corregidor (1945)

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The Battle of Corregidor (1945) was a major World War II engagement in the Philippines in which U.S. and Filipino forces recaptured the fortified island of Corregidor from Japanese occupation, helping secure Manila Bay and hastening Japan’s defeat in the region.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Corregidor (1945) (The Battle of Corregidor (1945) was a major World War II engagement in the Philippines in which U.S. and Filipino forces recaptured the fortified island of Corregidor from Japanese occupation, helping secure Manila Bay and hastening Japan’s defeat in the region.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
aftermath contributed to collapse of remaining Japanese positions in Luzon ⓘ
secured Allied control of Manila Bay ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Recapture of Corregidor ⓘ
belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan

United States ⓘ
casualtiesAllied several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ
casualtiesJapanese over 6,000 killed ⓘ
combatType airborne assault ⓘ
amphibious warfare ⓘ
commander Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Lieutenant General Rikichi Tsukada ⓘ
Robert L. Eichelberger NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
countryInvolved Japan ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
United States ⓘ
dateOfAirborneAssault 1945-02-16 ⓘ
dateOfAmphibiousLanding 1945-02-16 ⓘ
endDate 1945-03-03 ⓘ
follows Invasion of Lingayen Gulf ⓘ
location Corregidor Island ⓘ
linked to: Corregidor

Manila Bay ⓘ
notableFeature combined airborne and amphibious assault ⓘ
heavy Japanese garrison in tunnel and cave defenses ⓘ
objective Recapture Corregidor Island ⓘ
Secure Manila Bay for Allied shipping ⓘ
operationName Operation Topside ⓘ
partOf Liberation of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippines campaign (1944–1945) ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
primaryAlliedUnits 34th Infantry Regiment (24th Infantry Division) ⓘ
503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team ⓘ
U.S. Sixth Army ⓘ
primaryAxisUnits Japanese garrison of Corregidor ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Manila (1945) ⓘ
relatedPlace Malinta Tunnel ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
significance helped hasten Japan’s defeat in the Philippines ⓘ
symbolic reversal of 1942 American surrender on Corregidor ⓘ
startDate 1945-02-16 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of entrance to Manila Bay ⓘ
support for Allied operations on Luzon ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War

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

Corregidor → wasSiteOf → Battle of Corregidor (1945) ⓘ
Battle of the Points → relatedEvent → Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1945)
Corregidor → significantEvent → Battle of Corregidor (1945) ⓘ
subject linked to: The Rock
Malinta Tunnel → reusedDuring → Battle of the Recapture of Corregidor in 1945 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1945)
Battle of Corregidor (1945) → alsoKnownAs → Recapture of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1945)
Battery Crockett → associatedWith → Siege of Corregidor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Corregidor (1945)
Operation Topside → partOf → Battle of Corregidor (1945) ⓘ
Rikichi Tsukada → participantIn → Battle of Corregidor (1945) ⓘ