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    Corregidor Island is a small, rocky island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the Philippines that was fortified by the Spanish in the 18th century. During World War II, U.S. and Filipino forces used Corregidor Island as one of their main defense positions against invading Japanese forces but were eventually forced to surrender after 27 days of battle in May 1942. The island is now a national shrine commemorating this battle.

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    Corregidor Island is a small, rocky island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the Philippines that was fortified by the Spanish in the 18th century. During World War II, U.S. and Filipino forces used Corregidor Island as one of their main defense positions against invading Japanese forces but were eventually forced to surrender after 27 days of battle in May 1942. The island is now a national shrine commemorating this battle.

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    Commemorating: Manila Bay Luzon Philippines World War Ii Cavite Fortress Spanish-American War Japan Douglas Macarthur

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    Corregidor Island, rocky island, strategically located at the

    entrance of Manila Bay, just south of Bataan


    province, Luzon, Philippines. It is a national
    shrine commemorating the battle fought there by U.S. and Filipino
    forces against overwhelming numbers of Japanese during World War
    II.
    The small (2-square-mile [5-square-km]) island, part of the province
    of Cavite, has long been considered a natural fortress. The Spanish
    fortified it in the 18th century, when it was used as a registration
    (corregidor) site for ships entering the bay. After the Spanish-
    American War, the island became a U.S. military station, and an
    elaborate system of tunnels and emplacements was constructed.
    When Japan invaded the Philippines (December 1941), Gen. Douglas
    MacArthur chose Bataan and Corregidor Island as his major defense
    positions. Bataan fell on April 9, 1942, and Corregidor Island became
    the last outpost of organized resistance in the islands. Lieut.
    Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright and his forces repelled the invaders for
    27 days, until May 6, 1942, when they were forced to surrender
    Corregidor Island to Lieut. Gen. Homma Masaharu. U.S. forces
    regained the island in 1945.

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