Military operation

Japanese invasion of Parang

29 Apr 1942 · 7.37° N, 124.27° E

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29 Apr 1942
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Military operation
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7.37° N, 124.27° E

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Japanese invasion of Parang

The Battle of Parang, Cotabato in 1942 saw the Japanese Kawaguchi Detachment land on the shores of Parang town in Cotabato province, Philippines, on April 29, 1942, as part of their invasion of Mindanao, facing resistance from the Philippine Army's 2nd Regular Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Calixto Duque, who managed to delay the Japanese advance for several hours despite eventually being forced to withdraw due to…

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