Battle of Mayoyao Ridge
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The Battle of Mayoyao Ridge was part of the Philippines campaign of 1944–1945 during World War II.
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Battle of Mayoyao Ridge | |||||||
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Part of the 1944–1945 Philippine Campaign and the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||
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Commonwealth of the Philippines | Japan | ||||||
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Donald Blackburn | |||||||
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United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon | Imperial Japanese Army |
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From July 26, to August 9, 1945, Filipino soldiers of the 11th Infantry Regiment, United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon, under the command of Donald Blackburn, supported by airstrikes by Army Air Forces, captured the Japanese stronghold of Mayoyao, Ifugao in Northern Luzon.[1]: 305–320