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Samat may refer to: *Mount Samat, a mountain in the Philippines *Samat, Kyrgyzstan, a village in Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan *Samat, Mudurnu, Turkey * Samat or Sammat, a common name given to the Samma (tribe)s, a Rajput clan {{Disambig, geo ...
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Mount Samat
Mount Samat () is a mountain in the town of Pilar, Bataan, Philippines. Located near its summit is the Mount Samat National Shrine, a national shrine dedicated to the fallen Filipino and American fallen during World War II. Geology Mount Samat is a parasitic cone of Mount Mariveles with no record of historical eruption. The summit of Mount Samat is NNE of the Mariveles caldera. Mount Samat itself has a wide crater that opens to the northeast. The Mount Samat Cross is situated near the edge of the crater rim. Historical significance At the start of World War II in 1942 after suffering heavy losses against the Imperial Japanese Army all over Luzon, the Filipino and American soldiers retreated to Bataan Peninsula to regroup for a last valiant but futile stand. After four months of fighting, the 78,000 exhausted, sick and starving soldiers under Major General Edward P. King surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942 known as the fall of Bataan. It is the single largest surrend ...
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