Fall of Corregidor
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fall of Corregidor canonical | 4 |
| Defense of Corregidor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2063423 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fall of Corregidor Context triple: [Battle of Corregidor (1942), alsoKnownAs, Fall of Corregidor]
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A.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
Raid at Cabanatuan
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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C.
Gun Battle at Monterey
Gun Battle at Monterey is a 1957 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a fugitive outlaw entangled in betrayal and pursuit along the California coast.
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D.
Operation Ten-Go
Operation Ten-Go was the final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II, a desperate 1945 mission centered on the battleship Yamato’s one-way attack toward Okinawa.
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E.
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 World War II drama film starring John Wayne as a tough Marine sergeant training recruits for the pivotal Battle of Iwo Jima.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fall of Corregidor Target entity description: 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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A.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
Raid at Cabanatuan
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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C.
Gun Battle at Monterey
Gun Battle at Monterey is a 1957 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a fugitive outlaw entangled in betrayal and pursuit along the California coast.
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D.
Operation Ten-Go
Operation Ten-Go was the final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II, a desperate 1945 mission centered on the battleship Yamato’s one-way attack toward Okinawa.
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E.
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 World War II drama film starring John Wayne as a tough Marine sergeant training recruits for the pivotal Battle of Iwo Jima.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in World War II ⓘ military surrender ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Corregidor (1942)
ⓘ
surface form:
Surrender of Corregidor
|
| belligerentStrength | outnumbered Allied defenders ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Japanese forces ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of Allied troops captured ⓘ |
| combatant |
Commonwealth of the Philippines
ⓘ
Imperial Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commander |
Jonathan M. Wainwright
ⓘ
Masaharu Homma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| date | 1942-05-06 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-05-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ |
| garrison |
Philippine Commonwealth Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine Army forces
U.S. Army forces ⓘ |
| hasFortifications | Fort Mills ⓘ |
| involves |
air attacks
ⓘ
amphibious landings ⓘ heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| isLastMajorStrongholdOf | Allied forces in the Philippines ⓘ |
| location |
Corregidor
ⓘ
surface form:
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Bataan ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Bataan Death March ⓘ |
| result |
Japanese victory
ⓘ
collapse of organized Allied resistance in the Philippines ⓘ surrender of U.S. and Filipino forces ⓘ |
| significance |
marked beginning of full Japanese control over the Philippine archipelago
ⓘ
symbolized defeat of Allied defense of the Philippines ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-05-05 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defense of Manila Bay
ⓘ
last major Allied stronghold in the Philippines ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| surrenderSignedBy | Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ |
| theater | South West Pacific Area ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
assault landing
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Fall of Corregidor Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Defense of Corregidor