What the records say
- When
- 8 Dec 1941
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 20.42° N, 121.95° E
- Description
- overview of the Japanese invasion of Batan island
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Japanese invasion of Batan Island
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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