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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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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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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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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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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Gyosaku Morozumi (category Imperial Japanese Army generals 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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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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Mindanao Force was 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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of Mindanao Battle of Mindanao, a World War II battle on the island Mindanao island group: Mindanao plus other islands nearby Maayong Buntag Mindanao...
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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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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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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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Clovis E. Byers (category Honorary commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
to the success of the operation. The Eighth Army proceeded to complete the reconquest of the Philippines with the Visayas and Mindanao campaigns. For...
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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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Americal Division (category Infantry divisions of the United States Army)
Divisional combat teams made landings on Bohol, Negros, and Mindanao, where they cleared out pockets of resisting Japanese until 17 June when ordered to return...
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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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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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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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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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Jiro Harada (category Imperial Japanese Army generals of World War II)
commander of the IJA 100th Division during the Battle of Mindanao,: 622 one of the strongest forces in the area. He was in charge of most of the defenses...
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of Palawan, February–April 1945 Battle of the Visayas, March–July 1945 Battle of Mindanao, March–August 1945 Battle of Maguindanao, January–September 1945...
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Mindanao State University (MSU; Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Mindanao) is a state university system in the city of Marawi, Philippines. It is...
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of Mindanao.: 27 Col. Baldwin led seven companies of the 27th Infantry and the 25th Battery Light Artillery against the Moros on the south shore of Lake...
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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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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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American occupation of Mindanao and Sulu Province took place under his watch. Although Moro hostilities died down during the latter days of Wood's governorship...
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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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Calixto Duque (category Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines)
served in Mindanao where he participated in the campaign against the Moro outlaws in 1923; he was appointed as assistant Provincial Commander of Sulu in...
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