The Burning of Manila

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath Manila was considered the second most devastated Allied capital after Warsaw
gptkbp:casualties over 100,000 civilians killed
gptkbp:date February 3–March 3, 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Burning of Manila
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manila,_Philippines
gptkbp:notableFor widespread atrocities against civilians
destruction of cultural heritage sites
massacre of civilians by Japanese forces
urban combat between Japanese and Allied forces
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Philippine_Commonwealth_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Battle_of_Manila_(1945)
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:resultedIn mass civilian casualties
destruction of Manila
gptkbp:significance one of the most devastating urban battles in WWII
led to near-total destruction of Manila's infrastructure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hernando_Ocampo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7