Raid at Cabanatuan

When

30 Jan 1945

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

15.51° N, 121.04° E

Description

rescue of Allied prisoners of World War II in Cabanatuan, Philippines

1945 rescue of Allied POWs in the Philippines

The Raid at Cabanatuan, also known as the Great Raid, was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. On January 30, 1945, during World War II, United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas attacked the camp and liberated more than 500 prisoners.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Raid at Cabanatuan: 121 American soldiers and 800 Filipino guerrillas free 813 American prisoners of war from the Japanese-held camp in the city of Cabanatuan,…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “raid de Cabanatuan ; 511 prisonniers de guerre détenus par les Japonais sont libérés par les Alliés aux Philippines”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Рейд на Кабанатуан”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page