What the records say
- When
- 21 Dec 1941
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 16.27° N, 120.20° E
- Description
- overview of the Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Part of the Philippines campaign of WW2
The Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf was the key point in the Japanese plan for the conquest of the Philippines. Preparations had already been made by the Attack on Clark Field and the landings of Japanese forces at five points in northern and southern Luzon and Mindanao in early/mid December 1941, with the IJAAF seizing air fields and basing aircraft for ground support, and the Imperial Japanese Navy establishing…
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