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BATTLE of CORREGIDOR 1945 WikiVidi Documentary
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The Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor , 16–26 February 1945, pitted American forces against the defending Japanese garrison on the island fortress. The Japanese had captured the bastion from the United States Army Forces in the Far East during their 1942 invasion. The retaking of the island, officially named Fort Mills, along with the bloody battle to liberate Manila and the earlier recapture of the Bataan Peninsula, by invading U.S. forces from the occupying Japanese, marked the redemption of the American and Filipino surrender on 6 May 1942 and the subsequent fall of the Philippines. The surrender of Corregidor in 1942 and the ensuing fate of its 11,000 American and Filipino defenders led to a particular sense of moral purpose in General Douglas MacArthur, and as shown in the subsequent campaigns for the liberation of the Philippine archipelago, he showed no hesitation in committing the bulk of US and Philippine forces under his command. To the American soldier, Corregidor wa... • http://www.wikividi.com • ____________________________________ • Shortcuts to chapters: • 00:01:29 Capture of Corregidor • 00:02:36 Strategy for recapture • 00:04:06 Bombardment • 00:05:33 Touchdown on Topside • 00:07:09 Battle of Banzai Point • 00:08:28 Seizure of Malinta Hill • ____________________________________ • • Copyright WikiVidi. • Licensed under Creative Commons. • Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...)
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