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19 Σεπ 2021 · ‘The Battle of Manila’ (February 3 – March 3, 1945) was a major battle of the Philippine campaign of 1944–45, during the Second World War. It was fought by forces from both the United States and the Philippines against Japanese troops in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
16 Δεκ 2016 · Ultimately, the battle ended in a blood bath of massive proportions that left the city totally devastated. Below are 18 vintage photos from the collection of pilot, photographer, and collector John Tewell that show the city and its people before invasion and after the Battle of Manila.
The Battle of Manila, fought from February 3rd to March 3rd, 1945, marking the end of Japanese occupation in the Philippines. The battle was a brutal fight, leaving behind a city in ruins and a heavy toll on civilian lives.
3 Φεβ 2016 · The battle for the liberation of Manila went on from February 3 to March 3, 1945. More than 100,000 men, women, and children lost their lives, architectural heritage was ruined, and the city of Manila was the “second most devastated Allied capital of World War II.”
The Battle of Manila (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila; Japanese: マニラの戦い, romanized: Manira no Tatakai; Spanish: Batalla de Manila; 3 February – 3 March 1945) was a major battle of the Philippine campaign of 1944–45, during the Second World War.
On the early evening of March 11, 1942, General Douglas MacArthur, his wife Jean, and the couple’s four-year-old son Arthur walked out onto Corregidor’s north dock in preparation to escape the battered Philippine island. Under siege by advancing Japanese forces, MacArthur’s garrison would soon fall.
One-hundred Filipinos died for every one US soldier, so it literally was a battle borne on the backs of the men, women, and children of Manila, many of whom suffered incredible cruelty at the hands of the Japanese.
