Philippines campaign 1944–45

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Philippines_campaign_1944–45

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:Eighth_United_States_Army gptkb:Seventh_Fleet gptkb:Sixth_United_States_Army
gptkbp:casualties	Over 1,000,000 Filipino civilians killed Over 336,000 Japanese killed Over 47,000 Allied killed
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Empire_of_Japan gptkb:United_States gptkb:Philippine_Commonwealth
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur gptkb:Tomoyuki_Yamashita
gptkbp:endDate	August 15, 1945
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Japanese_surrender
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Philippines campaign 1944–45
gptkbp:japaneseForce	gptkb:14th_Area_Army Navy First Air Fleet
gptkbp:liberatedCity	gptkb:Manila gptkb:Cebu gptkb:Davao Baguio
gptkbp:liberatedIsland	gptkb:Luzon gptkb:Leyte gptkb:Palawan gptkb:Mindoro Mindanao
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Mindoro gptkb:Battle_of_Manila gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Luzon
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Destruction_of_Manila gptkb:Kamikaze_attacks gptkb:Massacre_of_Manila Guerrilla warfare by Filipino resistance Liberation of internees at Santo Tomas Battle of Leyte Gulf (largest naval battle in history)
gptkbp:objective	Liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:relatedTo	Allied Southwest Pacific Area command Douglas MacArthur's promise "I shall return" Japanese war crimes in the Philippines Philippine resistance movement
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significantEvent	Destruction of Japanese 14th Area Army Return of General MacArthur
gptkbp:startDate	October 20, 1944
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:New_Guinea_1943–44
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7