1945 ⟶ American and Filipino Troops Recapture Corregidor
After ten days of fighting, American and Filipino troops rec...
Year
1942
1945
🇺🇸 American Troops Land in Samoa
American troops land in Samoa, as part of a strategy to stop the Japanese advance in the Pacific.⟶
USSamoaPacific TheaterMilitaryStrategyWWIIPacificUnited States
🇵🇭 American and Filipino Troops Recapture Corregidor
After ten days of fighting, American and Filipino troops recapture Corregidor.⟶
PhilippinesCorregidorrecapturePacific TheaterUSFilipinomilitarybattleliberation
🇵🇭 US and Philippine Forces Land on Corregidor
American paratroopers and Philippine Commonwealth 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.⟶
PhilippinesCorregidorinvasionparatroopersamphibious assaultManila BayrecapturePacific TheaterUS ArmyJapanese resistance
🇵🇭 MacArthur Announces Liberation of the Philippines
General Douglas MacArthur announces that the Philippines have been liberated.⟶
PhilippinesliberationPacific TheaterMacArthurUSmilitary