Battle of Mindanao
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The Battle of Mindanao (Filipino: Labanan sa Mindanao; Cebuano: Gubat sa Mindanao; Japanese: ミンダナオの戦い) was fought by the Americans and allied Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese forces on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines as part of Operation VICTOR V. It was part of the campaign to liberate the Philippines during World War II. The battle was waged to complete the recapture of the southernmost portions of the archipelago from the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Battle of Mindanao | |||||||
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Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||
LCM carries U.S. troops up the Mindanao River to Fort Pikit[1]: 625 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Robert L. Eichelberger Franklin C. Sibert Albert G. Noble Roscoe B. Woodruff Clarence A. Martin Basilio J. Valdes Wendell W. Fertig Salipada K. Pendatun |
Gyosaku Morozumi Jiro Harada Naoji Doi | ||||||
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Naval units: 32nd Naval Base Force | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
60,000, plus 32,000 guerrillas[2] | 65,000, including 12,000 civilians[1]: 597, 647, 694 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
221 killed and 665 wounded on Zamboanga Peninsula[1]: 597 820 killed and 2,880 wounded on E. Mindanao[1]: 648 |
6,400 killed and 1,100 captured on Zamboanga Peninsula[1]: 597 12,865 killed, 600 captured, 8,235 missing on E. Mindanao [1]: 647 |
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