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Encyclopedia > Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Part of World War II, Pacific War


U.S. naval force approaches the shores of Lingayen
Date: January 9, 1945
Location: Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Phillipines
Result: No Japanese opposition, decisive American landing
Combatants
United States Empire of Japan
Commanders
Walter Krueger Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Strength
68,000 unknown
Casualties
none none
Philippines campaign, 1944-45
Leyte – Leyte Gulf – Ormoc Bay – Mindoro – Lingayen Gulf – Luzon – Cabanatuan Raid – Bataan – Manila – Corregidor – Los Baños Raid – Visayas – Mindanao

The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf was an American amphibious operation of WWII carried out in the Phillipines. In the early morning of January 9, 1945, an amphibious force commanded by Admiral Oldendorf began approaching the shores of Lingayen. US war ships began bombarding suspected Japanese positions along the coast of Lingayen from their position in Lingayen Gulf. At 9:30 AM about 68,000 men under General Krueger of the Sixth Army landed at the coast of Lingayen Gulf meeting no opposition. In a few of days, the assault forces quickly captured the coastal towns and secured the 20 mile long beach, including the town of San Fabian. Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... US landings in the Pacific, 1942–1945 The Pacific War occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in Asia. ... Image File history File links Pennsylvania_Lingayen. ... See: Lingayen Gulf, a gulf in the Philippines. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Lingayen Gulf is an extension of the South China Sea on Luzon in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... The Republic of the Philippines is an island nation consisting of an archipelago of 7,107 islands, lying in the tropical western Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometers southeast of mainland Asia. ... Flag of Imperial Japan The Empire of Japan or Imperial Japan (: 大日本帝國; Shinjitai: 大日本帝国; pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku) commonly refers to Japan from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II. Politically, it covers the period from the enforced establishment of prefectures in place of feudal domains (廃藩置県; Hai-han Chi... Walter Krueger (1881-1967) was a German-American soldier and general in the first half of the 20th century. ... Tadamichi Kuribayashi Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (栗林忠道 Kuribayashi Tadamichi, 1891 - circa March 22, 1945) was the commander of the Japanese garrison at Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima. ... The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of Leyte in the Philippines by Allied forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur between October 20 and December 31, 1944. ... Combatants United States, Australia Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr Jisaburo Ozawa Strength 17 aircraft carriers 18 escort carriers 12 battleships 24 cruisers 141 destroyers Many other ships, PT boats, and submarines About 1,500 planes 4 aircraft carriers 9 battleships 19 cruisers 34 destroyers About 200 planes Casualties 3,500... The Battle of Ormoc Bay was a series of air-sea battles between Imperial Japan and the United States in the Camotes Sea in the Philippines between 11 November 1944 and 21 December 1944, part of the Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II. The battles... Combatants United States Japan Commanders George M. Jones (503rd PRCT) Roscoe B. Woodruff (24th Infantry Division) Rikichi Tsukada (Kembu Group, Japanese Army) Strength 10,000 U.S. troops 1,200 Japanese troops Casualties 148 killed and 271 wounded 200 killed and 375 wounded The Battle of Mindoro presaged the main... Luzon, home to the Filipino capital Manila, saw the showdown between Japanese commander Tomoyuki Yamashita and General Douglas MacArthur on December 15, 1944. ... Combatants United States Japan Commanders Henry Mucci (6th Ranger Battalion) Robert Prince (C and F Companies, 6th Ranger Battalion) Juan Pajota (USAFFE guerrillas) unknown Strength 127 U.S. troops, 200 Filipino guerrillas estimated 8,000 Japanese troops around the camp and about 700 in the camp Casualties 4 killed and... The Battle for the Recapture of Bataan from January 31 to February 8, 1945 by U.S. Forces from the Japanese, part of the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines was waged to secure the western shore of Manila Bay to enable the use of its harbor and open... Combatants United States Japan Commanders Robert S. Beightler (37th Infantry Division) Verne D. Mudge (1st Cavalry Division) Oscar W. Griswold (U.S. XIV Corps) Joseph M. Swing (11th Airborne Division) Iwabuchi Sanji (Manila Naval Defense Forces) Strength 35,000 US troops 16,000 Japanese sailors, marines, and Army troops Casualties... The Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor , from February 16 to 26 , on the island fortress used by the USAFFE , which was the last bastion to surrender to invading Japanese forces. ... Los Banos was a Japanese-run Interment and Prisoner of War (POW) camp in the Phillippines. ... Combatants United States Japan Commanders Strength Casualties The Battle of Mindanao was fought on March 10, 1945 between the United States and Japan. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... The Republic of the Philippines is an island nation consisting of an archipelago of 7,107 islands, lying in the tropical western Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometers southeast of mainland Asia. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... This article is about a military strategy involving land troops dispatched from Naval ships. ... Jesse Bartlett Oley Oldendorf (16 February 1887 - 27 April 1974) was an admiral in the United States Navy, famous for defeating a Japanese force in the Battle of Leyte Gulf during World War II. Graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1909, he served on cruisers and destroyers before... See: Lingayen Gulf, a gulf in the Philippines. ... See: Lingayen Gulf, a gulf in the Philippines. ... The Lingayen Gulf is an extension of the South China Sea on Luzon in the Philippines. ... Walter Krueger (1881-1967) was a German-American soldier and general in the first half of the 20th century. ... Shoulder sleeve insignia of the U.S. Sixth Army. ... San Fabian is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. ...

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Aftermath: Selection at the Auschwitz ramp in 1944, where the Nazis chose whom to kill immediately and whom to use as slave labor or for medical experimentation. ... The term Japanese war crimes refers to events which occurred during the period of Japanese imperialism from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. ... Strategic Bombing during World War II was unlike anything the world had previously witnessed. ...

Participants Note: This section was copied from the article World War II and removed from that article in order to reduce the size of the article. ... Piechart showing percentage of military and civilian deaths by alliance during World War II. World War II was the single deadliest conflict the world had ever seen, causing many tens of millions of deaths and many millions of wounded. ... The Cold War was the protracted geostrategic, economic, and ideological struggle that emerged after World War II between the global superpowers of the Soviet Union and the United States, supported by their respective and emerging alliance partners. ... Participants in World War II involves all nations who either participated directly or were affected by any of the theatres or events of World War II. // Alliances World Map with the participants in World War II. The Allies depicted in green (those in light green entered after the Attack on...


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