Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf

Quando

21 de dez. de 1941

Tipo

Operação militar

Coordenadas

16.27° N, 120.20° E

Description

overview of the Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf

Posicionado na área, não em um local exato.

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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