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    Japanese Occupation of The Philippines: ALUNDAY, Hannah Faye Linda L. Phil Hist 1 P505 Bacom1 5:00-6:00 MWF

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    The Japanese invaded the Philippines in December 1941, attacking air bases before landing troops along Lingayen Gulf. They occupied Manila in January 1942 after General MacArthur declared the city open to avoid destruction. American and Filipino troops retreated first to Bataan and later surrendered after the joint forces were overwhelmed, suffering heavy losses as prisoners on the subsequent brutal Death March to prison camps.

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    The Japanese invaded the Philippines in December 1941, attacking air bases before landing troops along Lingayen Gulf. They occupied Manila in January 1942 after General MacArthur declared the city open to avoid destruction. American and Filipino troops retreated first to Bataan and later surrendered after the joint forces were overwhelmed, suffering heavy losses as prisoners on the subsequent brutal Death March to prison camps.

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    ALUNDAY, Hannah Faye Linda L.

    BA COM 1

    Phil Hist 1 P505 5:00-6:00 MWF


    During World War II

    Japanese Occupation of the Philippines


    On December 8, 1941, Japan invaded the Philippines. Clark Air Base in Pampanga was first attacked and also Nichols Field outside Manila was attacked, then on December 22, The Japanese forces landed at the Lingayen Gulf and continued on to Manila. General Douglas MacArthur declared Manila an open city on the advice of commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon to avoid its destruction. Manila was occupied by the Japanese on January 2, 1942. MacArthur retreated with his troops to Bataan while the commonwealth government withdrew to Corregidor Island before proceeding to the United States. The joint American and Filipino soldiers in Bataan finally surrendered on April 9, 1942. MacArthur escaped to Corregidor then proceeded to Australia. The 76,000 captured soldiers were forced to embark on the infamous "Death March" to a prison camp more than 100 kilometers north. An estimated 10,000 prisoners died due to thirst, hunger and exhaustion. DEATH MARCH

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