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Philippines campaign (1941–1942)

BelligerentsJapanUnited StatesPhilippine CommonwealthCommanders and leadersHisaichi TerauchiMasaharu HommaHideyoshi ObataIbō TakahashiNishizō TsukaharaDouglas MacArthurJonathan WainwrightGeorge ParkerManuel L. QuezonBasilio J. ValdesStrength 129,435 troops90 tanks541 aircraft 151,000 troops108 tanks277 aircraftCasualties and lossesJapanese source:11,2254,130 killed287 missing6,808 woundedUS estimate:17,000–19,0007,000 killed or wounded10,000–12,000 dead of disease146,00025,000 killed (Among which are 13,847 American military personnel)21,000 wounded100,000 capturedThe Philippines campaign, also known as the Battle of the Philippines (Filipino: Labanan sa Pilipinas) or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific War and World War II.

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