United States Army Forces in Bataan
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United States Army Forces in Bataan was the U.S. ground command that defended the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines against Japanese forces during the early months of World War II, culminating in the peninsula’s surrender in April 1942.
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| United States Army Forces in Bataan canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: United States Army Forces in Bataan Context triple: [Edward P. King, commanded, United States Army Forces in Bataan]
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Defenders of Bataan
The Defenders of Bataan were the Filipino and American soldiers who heroically resisted Japanese forces during the World War II Battle of Bataan in the Philippines.
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Fall of Corregidor
The Fall of Corregidor was the World War II surrender of the last major American-Filipino stronghold in the Philippines to Japanese forces in May 1942, marking the collapse of organized Allied resistance in the archipelago.
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Battle of Bataan
The Battle of Bataan was a major World War II land battle in the Philippines in 1942, where outnumbered American and Filipino forces made a prolonged stand against the Japanese before ultimately surrendering, leading directly to the Bataan Death March.
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Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was a brutal forced transfer of tens of thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese army in 1942, marked by extreme abuse, starvation, and high mortality.
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E.
Guadalcanal March
Guadalcanal March is a concert and film score piece by Richard Rodgers, best known as the stirring main title march from the World War II film "Guadalcanal Diary."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United States Army Forces in Bataan Target entity description: United States Army Forces in Bataan was the U.S. ground command that defended the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines against Japanese forces during the early months of World War II, culminating in the peninsula’s surrender in April 1942.
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A.
Defenders of Bataan
The Defenders of Bataan were the Filipino and American soldiers who heroically resisted Japanese forces during the World War II Battle of Bataan in the Philippines.
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B.
Fall of Corregidor
The Fall of Corregidor was the World War II surrender of the last major American-Filipino stronghold in the Philippines to Japanese forces in May 1942, marking the collapse of organized Allied resistance in the archipelago.
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C.
Battle of Bataan
The Battle of Bataan was a major World War II land battle in the Philippines in 1942, where outnumbered American and Filipino forces made a prolonged stand against the Japanese before ultimately surrendering, leading directly to the Bataan Death March.
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D.
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was a brutal forced transfer of tens of thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese army in 1942, marked by extreme abuse, starvation, and high mortality.
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E.
Guadalcanal March
Guadalcanal March is a concert and film score piece by Richard Rodgers, best known as the stirring main title march from the World War II film "Guadalcanal Diary."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army command
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military formation ⓘ |
| aftermath | Bataan Death March ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Commonwealth of the Philippines
ⓘ
Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ Philippine Scouts ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Bataan Peninsula and vicinity
ⓘ
linked to:
Bataan Peninsula
|
| associatedWith |
United States Army Forces in the Far East retreat to Bataan
ⓘ
defense of Manila Bay approaches ⓘ shortages of food and medicine ⓘ siege warfare on Bataan ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Edward P. King
NERFINISHED
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Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Philippine Army units
ⓘ
Philippine Scouts units ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Scouts
United States Army units ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army units
|
| conflict |
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfSurrender | 1942-04-09 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1942-04-09 ⓘ |
| event | Battle of Bataan ⓘ |
| garrison | Bataan Peninsula ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early months of World War II in the Pacific ⓘ |
| location |
Bataan Peninsula
ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ Philippines ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright
ⓘ
linked to:
General Jonathan M. Wainwright
Major General Edward P. King ⓘ |
| notableEvent | final stand of U.S. and Filipino forces on Bataan ⓘ |
| notableFor | prolonged resistance against Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ |
| opponent |
14th Army (Imperial Japanese Army)
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linked to:
Japanese 14th Army
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Army Forces in the Far East
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United States–Philippine defense of Luzon ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Luzon
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| primaryMission | delay Japanese advance in the Philippines ⓘ |
| reasonForDisbandment | surrender to Japanese forces ⓘ |
| result | surrender of Bataan Peninsula ⓘ |
| role | defense of Bataan Peninsula ⓘ |
| startTime | 1942-01 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Douglas MacArthur
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Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army Forces in the Far East
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| surrenderedTo | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | ground forces command ⓘ |
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Subject: United States Army Forces in Bataan Description of subject: United States Army Forces in Bataan was the U.S. ground command that defended the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines against Japanese forces during the early months of World War II, culminating in the peninsula’s surrender in April 1942.
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