Japanese invasion of Batan Island

Wann

8. Dez. 1941

Art

Militäroperation

Koordinaten

20.42° N, 121.95° E

Description

overview of the Japanese invasion of Batan island

Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.

Part of the Philippines campaign of WW2

The Japanese invasion of Batan Island was the first step in their invasion of the Philippines, an American commonwealth territory. The US had acquired the former Spanish colony half a century earlier, when it defeated Spain in the Spanish-American War.

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