The Battle of Mindanao (Filipino: Labanan sa Mindanao; Cebuano: Gubat sa Mindanao; Japanese: ミンダナオの戦い) was fought by the Americans and allied Filipino...
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Mindanao (/ˌmɪndəˈnaʊ/ MIN-də-NOW) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located...
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Operation VICTOR IV, the seizure of Mindanao's Zamboanga Peninsula occurred at the same time as Battle of Mindanao. 221 killed and 665 wounded on Zamboanga...
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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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Battle of Manila (1945) The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of the Visayas The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of Mindanao Battle of...
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island of Mindanao Battle of Mindanao, a World War II battle on the island Mindanao island group: Mindanao plus other islands nearby USS Mindanao, three...
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liberate the city of Davao. The battle is part of Operation VICTOR V, an offensive operation against Japanese forces in Mindanao, and part of the campaign...
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Wendell Fertig (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
of the Philippines, who organized and commanded an American-Filipino guerrilla force on the Japanese-occupied, southern Philippine island of Mindanao...
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Mindanao State University (commonly referred to as MSU; Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Mindanao) is a state university system in the city of Marawi...
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Roscoe B. Woodruff (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
Division in the Battle of Mindoro and the Battle of Mindanao. After the fighting ended, he commanded the I Corps in the Allied occupation of Japan and the...
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31st Infantry Division (United States) (category Infantry divisions of the United States Army)
Pacific Area, fighting in the New Guinea campaign and in the Battle of Mindanao. After the end of the war the division was demobilized in December 1945. In...
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Recapture of Bataan 1945-02-03 – 1945-03-03 Battle of Manila 1945-03-18 – 1945-07-30 Battle of the Visayas 1945-03-10 – 1945-08-15 Battle of Mindanao Volcano...
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30th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) (category Infantry divisions of Japan)
units. The 30th division was initially based on the Mindanao, but with the start of the Battle of Leyte in 17 October 1944, it was sent to reinforce defensive...
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Edwin A. Zundel (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
became commander of the 41st Infantry Division Artillery, and was decorated for gallantry in the Battle of Biak and the Battle of Mindanao. After the war...
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Bukochosho (category Military of the Empire of Japan)
Sergeant-Major Kobayashi, Battle of Mindanao First Lieutenant Oki, Battle of Mindanao Commander Terao Kisaemon, Battle of Mindanao Distinguished Service Cross...
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February 1945 Invasion of Palawan, February–April 1945 Battle of the Visayas, March–July 1945 Battle of Mindanao, March–August 1945 Battle of Maguindanao, January–September...
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312 – Civil wars of the Tetrarchy Battle of Minatogawa – 1336 – Nanboku-chō Wars Battle of Mindanao – 1945 – World War II Battle of Mindoro – 1944 – World...
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Gyosaku Morozumi (category Japanese military personnel of World War II)
Battle of Mindanao in 1945, especially in the closing months of the war. Morozumi was born in Nagano prefecture. He graduated from the 22nd class of the...
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Moro conflict (redirect from Mindanao Conflict)
The Moro conflict was an insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines which involved multiple armed groups. Peace deals have been signed between...
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and occupied several buildings in the city, including Marawi City Hall, Mindanao State University, a hospital and the city jail. They also occupied the...
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Asiatic-Pacific theater (redirect from Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II)
February–March 1945 Battle of Corregidor, February 1945 Invasion of Palawan, February–April 1945 Battle of the Visayas, March–July 1945 Battle of Mindanao, March–August...
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Calixto Duque (category Secretaries of National Defense of the Philippines)
served in Mindanao where he participated in the campaign against the Moro outlaws in 1923; was appointed as assistant Provincial Commander of Sulu in 1927;...
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Mindanao Force is a corps size military unit defending the island of Mindanao the second largest Island of the Philippines from March 17, 1942, to its...
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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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through the Mindanao River on April 28, 1942, made 101st Division commander General Vachon to order Digos Force to retreat towards Kabacan in fear of being...
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24th Infantry Division (United States) (category Infantry divisions of the United States Army)
of Japan ended the war. On 15 October 1945 the division left Mindanao for occupation duty on mainland Japan. Four soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor...
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Invasion of Palawan 28 February – 22 April 1945 Battle of Mindanao 10 March – 15 August 1945 Battle of the Visayas 18 March – 30 July 1945 Battle at Piso...
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James Yimm Lee (category United States Army personnel of World War II)
Islands for about a year while part of the 716th Tank Battalion and fought in the Battle of Luzon and Battle of Mindanao campaigns. In January 1946, he was...
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Robert L. Eichelberger (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
defeated the Japanese on Mindanao. In August 1945, Eichelberger's Eighth Army began a three-year stint as part of the Occupation of Japan. He retired from...
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Moro people (redirect from History of the Moro people)
people are the 13 Muslim-majority ethnolinguistic Austronesian groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan, native to the region known as the Bangsamoro (lit...
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