Raid at Cabanatuan
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Raid at Cabanatuan was a World War II rescue mission in the Philippines in which U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas freed hundreds of Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese camp.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raid at Cabanatuan canonical | 5 |
| Cabanatuan Raid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1771202 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Raid at Cabanatuan Context triple: [The Great Raid, mainSubject, Raid at Cabanatuan]
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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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B.
Balangiga massacre
The Balangiga massacre was a 1901 surprise attack by Filipino guerrillas on American troops in the town of Balangiga, Samar, which led to brutal U.S. reprisals and became one of the most infamous incidents of the Philippine–American War.
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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.
Marcha Nacional Filipina
Marcha Nacional Filipina is the original Spanish-language march that later became the melody of the Philippine national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang."
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E.
Battle of Manila (1945)
The Battle of Manila (1945) was a major and devastating World War II urban battle in the Philippines in which American and Filipino forces fought to liberate the capital from Japanese occupation, resulting in massive destruction and civilian casualties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Raid at Cabanatuan Target entity description: Raid at Cabanatuan was a World War II rescue mission in the Philippines in which U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas freed hundreds of Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese camp.
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A.
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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B.
Balangiga massacre
The Balangiga massacre was a 1901 surprise attack by Filipino guerrillas on American troops in the town of Balangiga, Samar, which led to brutal U.S. reprisals and became one of the most infamous incidents of the Philippine–American War.
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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.
Marcha Nacional Filipina
Marcha Nacional Filipina is the original Spanish-language march that later became the melody of the Philippine national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang."
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E.
Battle of Manila (1945)
The Battle of Manila (1945) was a major and devastating World War II urban battle in the Philippines in which American and Filipino forces fought to liberate the capital from Japanese occupation, resulting in massive destruction and civilian casualties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
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military operation ⓘ rescue mission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Raid at Cabanatuan
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surface form:
Cabanatuan Raid
The Great Raid ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Philippine guerrillas ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| casualtiesAllied | very light ⓘ |
| casualtiesJapanese | heavy ⓘ |
| commander |
Eduardo Joson
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Henry Mucci ⓘ Juan Pajota ⓘ Robert Prince ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1945-01-30 ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
The Great Raid
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surface form:
film "The Great Raid" (2005)
|
| genre | military history event ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English name ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most successful POW rescue missions of World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
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Luzon ⓘ
surface form:
Luzon, Philippines
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| notableFor |
coordination between U.S. forces and Filipino guerrillas
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long-distance infiltration behind Japanese lines ⓘ low number of Allied casualties ⓘ |
| numberOfRescuers |
approximately 120 U.S. Army Rangers
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approximately 200 Filipino guerrillas ⓘ |
| objective |
free POWs from Cabanatuan prison camp
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rescue Allied prisoners of war ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
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Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
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| plannedBy | 6th Ranger Battalion staff ⓘ |
| precededBy | U.S. landings on Luzon in January 1945 ⓘ |
| prisonersRescued |
over 500 Allied prisoners of war
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primarily American POWs ⓘ |
| reason | rescue survivors of the Bataan Death March ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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successful rescue of prisoners ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Philippine guerrillas
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surface form:
Filipino resistance movement
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| target |
Cabanatuan POW camp
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surface form:
Cabanatuan prisoner-of-war camp
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| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| unitInvolved |
6th Ranger Battalion (United States)
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Alamo Scouts ⓘ Filipino guerrillas ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
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Subject: Raid at Cabanatuan Description of subject: Raid at Cabanatuan was a World War II rescue mission in the Philippines in which U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas freed hundreds of Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese camp.
Referenced by (6)
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