Battle of Luzon (Tagalog: Labanan sa Luzon; Japanese: ルソン島の戦い; Spanish: Batalla de Luzón) was a land battle of the Pacific Theater of Operations of World...
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Solot (Sulu). Eventually, the kingdoms of Luzon regained independence from Majapahit after the 1365 Battle of Manila. Sulu also reestablished independence...
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Central Luzon (Filipino: Gitnang Luzon; Kapampangan: Kalibudtarang Luzon; Pangasinan: Pegley na Luzon; Ilocano: Tengnga ti Luzon), designated as Region...
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significant battles: The Battle of Bataan on Luzon Island The Battle of Corregidor of 1942 on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay Japanese invasion of Davao The...
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32nd Infantry Division (United States) (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from October 2013)
was broken near the end of December. From Leyte the division moved to Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, on 27 January 1945. In the Battle of Villa Verde Trail, the...
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Type 1 Ho-Ni I (category World War II tanks of Japan)
theater. It saw limited combat action, being first deployed at the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines in 1945. There were two variant models known as...
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James Dalton II (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
New Georgia Campaign in 1943 and Battle of Luzon in 1945 before being promoted and reassigned as assistant commander of the 25th Infantry Division. He was...
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part of the greater Luzon campaign during the Allied liberation of the Philippines at the end of World War II. During the battle, American and Philippine...
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following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...
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of battles with most United States military fatalities, in terms of American deaths. This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U...
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the Battle of Luzon. On 12 January, MacArthur ordered Krueger to advance rapidly to Manila.: 83 The 37th Infantry Division, under the command of Major...
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November–December 1944 Battle of Luzon: January–August 1945 Battle of Manila (1945): February–March 1945 Battle of Bacsil Ridge: March 1945 Battle of Mindanao: March–Aug...
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Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez (category Mexican military personnel of World War II)
Expedicionaria Mexicana (FAEM), who participated in World War II at the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines. The FAEM is notable as the only Mexican military...
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I Corps (United States) (category Corps of the United States Army)
pushed the Japanese Army out of New Guinea. It went on to be one of the principal leading elements in the Battle of Luzon, liberating the Philippines....
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detailed description of the land battle for Luzon, refer to Battle of Luzon Battle of Manila (1945) Battle of Bataan Battle of Corregidor Kamikaze Bataan...
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Art Donovan (category United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II)
World War II. He took part in some of the conflict's fiercest engagements, such as the Battle of Luzon and the Battle of Iwo Jima. He also served as an ammo-loader...
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7th Cavalry Regiment (redirect from 7th Regiment of United States Cavalry)
took part in the Admiralty Islands, Leyte and Luzon campaigns. It later participated several key battles of the Korean War. During the Korean War the unit...
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Walter Krueger (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
themselves confronted by unexpectedly large numbers of Japanese troops. In 1945 at the Battle of Luzon, Krueger faced the Japanese army under Tomoyuki Yamashita...
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Type 4 20 cm rocket launcher (category World War II artillery of Japan)
successfully in combat during the Battle of Luzon, Battle of Iwo Jima, and the Battle of Okinawa. Due to its ease of construction and portability, the...
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unincorporated community Battle of Luzon, a World War II battle between the Allies and Japan USS Luzon (PG-47), a United States Navy gunboat USS Luzon (ARG-2), a United...
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Philippines campaign (1944–1945) (redirect from First Battle of Kalinga-Apayao)
S. divisions and five independent regiments battled on Luzon, making it the largest American campaign of the Pacific war, involving more troops than the...
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1944 Battle of Angaur 17 September 1944 Battle of Leyte 17 October 1944 Battle of Luzon 9 January 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima 19 February 1945 Battle of Okinawa...
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159th Liaison Squadron (section Battle of Luzon)
munitions and supplies to American and Philippine forces fighting in the Battle of Luzon. The unit was activated on 1 March 1944 at Cox Field, Paris, Texas...
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The history of Luzon covers events that happened in the largest island of the Philippine Archipelago, Luzon. Luzon wrested the record of having the oldest...
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1944-10-25 Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944-11-11 – 1944-12-21 Battle of Ormoc Bay 1944-12-15 – 1945-07-04 Battle of Luzon 1945-01-09 Invasion of Lingayen Gulf...
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Dalton Pass (category Mountain passes of the Philippines)
between Central Luzon and the Cagayan Valley, and was the scene of much bloody fighting in the Battle of Luzon, during the final stages of World War II....
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6th Ranger Battalion (category Ranger battalions of the United States Army)
one of the most successful rescue operations in US military history. For the remainder of the Luzon campaign, the 6th Rangers performed a variety of small-scale...
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Manuel Pérez Jr. (category World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor)
the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his actions in Battle of Luzon during the Philippines campaign of World War II...
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Thomas E. Atkins (category World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor)
Army who received the Medal of Honor for actions in World War II during a skirmish on 10 March 1945 in the Battle of Luzon. He joined the Army from his...
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11th Airborne Division (category Military units and formations of the Battle of Manila (1945))
operation on the island of Luzon, to the north of Leyte. Five days later the 187th and 188th Glider Infantry Regiments were embarked for Luzon by sea, while the...
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