The Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan para sa Corregidor), which occurred from 16 to 26 February, 1945, pitted American forces...
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The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor; Japanese: コレヒドールの戦い), fought on 5–6 May 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign...
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Luzon The Battle of Corregidor (1945) on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of Manila (1945) The U.S. Army's...
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Corregidor ([ko.ɾɛ.hɪˈdoɾ], Tagalog: Pulo ng Corregidor, Spanish: Isla del Corregidor) is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the southwestern...
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Japan The Battle of Corregidor (1945), the subsequent World War II battle in which the U.S. and Filipino troops regained control of Corregidor Island from...
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Bataan Peninsula and the island of Corregidor were the only remaining Allied strongholds in the region. Despite their lack of supplies, American and Filipino...
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Filipino-American army was defeated in the Battle of Bataan, which saw many war crimes committed and the Battle of Corregidor in April 1942, but guerrilla resistance...
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USS Corregidor (AVG/ACV/CVE/CVU-58) was the fourth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II...
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Battle of Manila (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila; Japanese: マニラの戦い, romanized: Manira no Tatakai; Spanish: Batalla de Manila; 3 February – 3 March 1945)...
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The Angels of Bataan (also known as the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor" and "The Battling Belles of Bataan") were the members of the United States Army...
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Malinta Tunnel (category Corregidor)
a tunnel complex built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines. It was initially used as a bomb-proof...
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Naval Base Manila (redirect from Naval Base Corregidor)
Island in Manila Bay (1941–1942), two Naval docks, lost in Battle of Corregidor, retaken in 1945. Malinta Tunnel, built by the United States, from 1922 to...
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The Battle for the Recapture of Bataan (Filipino: Labanan para sa Bataan) from 31 January to 21 February 1945, by US forces and Allied Filipino guerrillas...
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of Sumatra Battle of Palembang Battle of Badung Strait Battle of Timor Battle of the Java Sea Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Corregidor Battle of Midway...
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Philippines campaign (1941–1942) (redirect from Battle of the Philippines (1942))
evacuate to Corregidor, finally surrendered on 10 April. Only 300 men of the U.S. 31st Infantry successfully reached Corregidor. Corregidor (which included...
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Manila Bay to support the expected invasion of Japan, planned to begin on November 1, 1945. Resistance on Corregidor ended on February 27, and then all resistance...
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34th Infantry Regiment (United States) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History)
Newman Battle of Corregidor (1945) Battle of Leyte Battle of Pusan Perimeter William F. Dean "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military...
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Battery Way (category Corregidor)
Battery Way was a battery of four 12-inch mortars located on the island of Corregidor. Battery Way was one of two (Battery Geary the other) mortar batteries...
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Jonathan M. Wainwright (general) (category World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor)
invasion of the Philippines, for which he received a Medal of Honor for his courageous leadership. In May 1942, on the island stronghold of Corregidor, lacking...
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Battle of Bataan (1945) Battle of Manila (1945) Battle of Corregidor (1945) Battle of Baguio (1945) Raid on Los Baños Invasion of Palawan Battle of Mindanao...
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during the actual Battle of Bataan. Usually ~10,000 U.S. forces killed is given for the KIA in the actual Battle of Bataan. On Corregidor there were ~1,000...
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Leyte 1945 Invasion of Lingayen Gulf 1945 Battle of Luzon 1945 Battle of Manila 1945 Battle of Corregidor 1945 Battle of Mindanao 1945 Battle of Visayas...
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Fraile, Carabao, Corregidor, Grande, and Caballo Islands in the Philippines were to be fortified and incorporated into the harbor defenses of Manila and Subic...
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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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occupation of Philippines: December 1941 – May 1942 Battle of Bataan (1942), January–April 1942 Battle of Corregidor: May 1942 Battle of Dutch Harbor:...
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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 Death...
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The Battle of Manila Bay (Filipino: Labanan sa Look ng Maynila; Spanish: Batalla de Bahía de Manila), also known as the Battle of Cavite, took place on...
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troops land on Corregidor Island, in Manila Bay. Once the scene of the last American resistance in early 1942, it is now the scene of Japanese resistance...
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Fort Drum (Philippines) (category World War II operations and battles of the Pacific theatre)
heavily fortified island situated at the mouth of Manila Bay in the Philippines, south of Corregidor Island. Nicknamed a "concrete battleship", the reinforced...
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World War II monuments and memorials in the Philippines (category Lists of coordinates)
followed by Gen. Jonathan Wainwright's surrender of Corregidor on May 6, 1942, completing the occupation of Japan over the Philippines. The POWs were then...
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