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Philippines Campaign (1941-42)

Battle of the Philippines
Part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II
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A burial detail of Filipino prisoners of war uses improvised litters to carry fallen comrades at Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, 1942, following the Bataan Death March.
Date 8 December 1941 – 8 May 1942
Location Philippines
Result Decisive Japanese victory
Territorial
changes
Japanese occupation of the Philippines
Belligerents
 Japan

 United States

Commanders and leaders
Empire of Japan Masaharu Homma

United States Douglas MacArthur
Commonwealth of the Philippines Manuel L. Quezon
United States Jonathan M. Wainwright IV Surrendered (POW)
Commonwealth of the Philippines Sergio Osmeña


Commonwealth of the Philippines Basilio J. Valdez
Commonwealth of the Philippines Paulino T. Santos
Commonwealth of the Philippines Vicente Lim
Commonwealth of the Philippines Alfredo M. Santos
Commonwealth of the Philippines Mateo Capinpin
Strength
129,435 troops
90 tanks
541 aircraft
151,000 troops
108 tanks
277 aircraft
Casualties and losses
11,225 - 19,000
4,130 killed
287 missing
6,808 wounded
146,000
25,000 killed
21,000 wounded
100,000 captured

 United States

United States Douglas MacArthur
Commonwealth of the Philippines Manuel L. Quezon
United States Jonathan M. Wainwright IV Surrendered (POW)
Commonwealth of the Philippines Sergio Osmeña


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