What the records say
- When
- 12 Dec 1941
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 13.13° N, 123.73° E
- Description
- Japanese campaign during World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Japanese invasion of Legazpi
Part of the Philippines campaign of WW2
The Japanese invasion of Legazpi on 12 December 1941 was one in a series of advance landings made by Imperial Japanese forces as first step in their invasion of the Philippines. The purpose was to obtain control of local air strips, which could be used as forward bases by fighter aircraft for operations in central Luzon.
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