Japanese invasion of Batan Island

Ne zaman

8 Ara 1941

Tür

Askeri harekât

Koordinatlar

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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