Japanese invasion of Batan Island

Quand

8 déc. 1941

Type

Opération militaire

Coordonnées

20.42° N, 121.95° E

Description

overview of the Japanese invasion of Batan island

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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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