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1942-01-07 | 1942-04-09 | Battle of Battan | The Battle of Bataan represented the most intense phase of Japan's invasion of the Philippines. The Philippine Islands was crucial to their to control the Southwest Pacific, seize the resource-rich Dutch East Indies, and protect its Southeast Asia flank. | Read about 'Battle of Battan' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Battan' | |
1942-01-02 | Manila Falls | Manila is captured by Japanese forces. | Read about 'Manila Falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Manila Falls' | ||
1941-12-12 | Batangas Air Field | Fifty four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesus Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; Cesar Basa, the first Filipino casualty of the war, is killed. | Read about 'Batangas Air Field' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Batangas Air Field' | ||
1941-12-10 | Philippines Campaign | Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland. | Read about 'Philippines Campaign' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Philippines Campaign' | ||
1941-12-09 | Japanese Ships Attacked | The 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon. | Read about 'Japanese Ships Attacked' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese Ships Attacked' | ||
1941-12-08 | Batan Island Landing | The Japanese 14th Army began its invasion of the Philippines with a landing on Batan Island (not to be confused with Bataan Peninsula), 190 km off the north coast of Luzon | Read about 'Batan Island Landing' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Batan Island Landing' |
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