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Fall of the Philippines to Japan

The collapse of American-Philippine resistance marked Japan's furthest territorial expansion in the Pacific and signaled the brutal character of the Far Eastern war.

WhenDecember 8, 1941 – May 8, 1942

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The Philippines campaign, also known as the Battle of the Philippines or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific War and World War II. The operation to capture the islands, which was defended by the U.S. and Philippine Armies, was intended to prevent interference with Japan's expansion in Southeast Asia.

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