Bataan Death MarchThe Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of around 72,000 to 78,000 Filipino (about 66,000) and American (about 12,000) prisoners of war (POWs) from the municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell via San Fernando. The transfer began on April 9, 1942, after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II.
CabanatuanCabanatuan, officially the City of Cabanatuan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Cabanatuan; Ilocano: Siudad ti Cabanatuan; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen/Ciudad ning Cabanatuan), is a component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
Raid at CabanatuanThe Raid at Cabanatuan (Filipino: Pagsalakay sa Cabanatuan), also known as the Great Raid (Filipino: Ang Dakilang Pagsalakay), was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. On January 30, 1945, during World War II, United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas attacked the camp and liberated more than 500 prisoners.
United States Army RangersTerm used for U.S. Army personnel which have served in "Ranger" unitsMilitary unitThe United States Army Rangers are U.S. Army personnel who have served in any unit which has held the official designation of "Ranger".
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)BelligerentsUnited StatesCommonwealth of the PhilippinesAustralia(Naval support only)Mexico(Air support only)JapanSecond Philippine RepublicCommanders and leadersSWPA:Douglas MacArthurGround forces:6th Army:Walter KruegerInnis P. SwiftOscar GriswoldFranklin C. SibertJohn R. Hodge8th Army:Robert L. EichelbergerCharles P. Hall3rd Fleet:William F. HalseyMarc A. Mitscher7th Fleet:Thomas C. KinkaidTheodore S. WilkinsonAllied Air Forces:George C. KenneyEnnis WhiteheadPhilippine forces:Basilio ValdesCarlos RomuloRuperto KangleonLuis TarucTask Force 74:John A. CollinsSouthern Army Group:Hisaichi TerauchiCombined Fleet:Soemu ToyodaTakeo KuritaShōji Nishimura†Jisaburo OzawaMatome UgakiKiyohide ShimaSanji Iwabuchi‡‡14th Area Army:Tomoyuki YamashitaAkira MutōShizuo Yokoyama35th Army:Sosaku Suzuki†Takaji WachiGyosaku MorozumiAir forces:Kyoji TominagaTakijirō ŌnishiShigeru FukudomePhilippine Republic:Benigno Ramos (MIA)Paulino SantosArtemio Ricarte#Emilio Aguinaldo(POW)Units involved6th ArmyI Corps6th Infantry Division43rd Infantry DivisionXIV Corps37th Infantry Division40th Infantry DivisionX Corps1st Cavalry Division24th Infantry DivisionXXIV Corps77th Infantry Division7th Infantry Division96th Infantry Division6th Army Reserves11th Airborne Division25th Infantry Division158th Infantry Regiment13th Armored Group6th Ranger Battalion8th ArmyXI Corps23rd Infantry Division31st Infantry Division38th Infantry Division41st Infantry Division93rd Infantry Division503rd Infantry RegimentPhilippine ArmyRecognized guerrillasHukbalahapMoro guerrillas5th Air Force201st Squadron3rd Fleet7th FleetTask Force 7414th Area ArmyDirectly controlled1st Infantry Division10th Infantry Division19th Infantry Division23rd Infantry Division26th Infantry Division103rd Infantry Division105th Infantry Division2nd Tank Division68th Infantry Brigade 55th Mixed Brigade 58th Mixed Brigade 35th Army16th Infantry Division30th Infantry Division100th Infantry Division102nd Infantry Division54th Mixed Brigade 41st Army9th Artillery HQ 8th Infantry Division39th Mixed Brigade 65th Infantry Brigade Philippine Republican ArmyMakapiliPhilippine Constabulary4th Air Army6th Air Division7th Air DivisionCombined Fleet2nd Fleet3rd Fleet5th FleetNavy Air Service1st Naval Air Fleet2nd Naval Air FleetStrength 1,250,000 30,000+ guerrillas 300 529,802 ~6,000 militiaCasualties and lossesTotal: 72,000+AmericanPersonnel:20,712 battle deaths50,954 surviving wounded52+ surviving prisoners (Army)200+ unaccounted missing (Army)140,000+ nonbattle casualtiesBreakdown by service:Army:To 4 July 194513,106 killed in action47,166 wounded (2,934 died)96 captured (44 died)349 missing (149 died)16,233 total battle deaths Navy:To 1 July 19454,026 killed in action270 died of wounds40 died as POWs6,484 surviving wounded (830 invalidated from service) Marines:To 1 July 1945132 killed in action10 died of wounds1 died as a POW238 surviving wounded (25 invalidated from service) Materiel: 33+ ships sunk 95+ ships damaged 485+ aircraft FilipinoUnknown Mexican ~10 (5 non-combat)Total: 430,000JapanesePersonnel:420,000 dead and missing10,000 casualties at Leyte Gulf.12,573 captured13,500 - 67,463 Casualties inflicted by Pilipino guerilla groupsMateriel: 93+ ships sunk1,300 aircraftThe Philippines campaign, codenamed Operation Musketeer I, II, and III, was the American, Filipino, Australian, and Mexican campaign to defeat and expel the Imperial Japanese forces occupying the Philippines during World War II.
Hampton SidesWade Hampton Sides (born 1962) is an American historian, author and journalist. He is the author of Hellhound on His Trail, Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, On Desperate Ground, and other bestselling works of narrative history and literary non-fiction.
PhilippinesArchipelagic country in Southeast AsiaThe Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers. The islands are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions. From north to south, the divisions are: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.William BreuerWilliam B. Breuer (September 17, 1922 – August 18, 2010) was a soldier, journalist and American military historian, who specialized in the World War II epoch.
Allies of World War IIMilitary coalition in World War II"Long live the victory of the Anglo-Soviet-American military alliance!" – USSR stamp of 1943, quoting StalinThe Allies, or Allied powers, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members were the "Big Four"—the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and China.
Prisoner-of-war campA prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured as prisoners of war by a belligerent power in time of war. There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, and military prisons.The Great Raid (film)The Great Raid is a 2005 internationally co-produced war film about the Raid at Cabanatuan on the island of Luzon, Philippines during World War II. Directed by John Dahl, the film stars Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes with Motoki Kobayashi and Cesar Montano. It showcases the efforts of American soldiers and the Filipino resistance guerrilla, rescuing Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese POW camp.
Palawan massacreThe Palawan massacre occurred on 14 December 1944, during World War II, near the city of Puerto Princesa in the Philippine island of Palawan. Allied soldiers, imprisoned near the city, were killed by Imperial Japanese soldiers. Only eleven men managed to survive, while 139 were killed.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.