# Canonical recap data for Fall of the Philippines to Japan (1942)
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slug: fall-philippines-1942
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1942/fall-philippines-1942"
title: Fall of the Philippines to Japan
subtitle: 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.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1941-12-08
endDate: 1942-05-08
datePrecision: day
year: 1942
decade: 1940
country:
name: Philippines
slug: philippines
summaryShort: 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 in
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Photograph_of_American_Prisoners_Using_Improvised_Litters_to_Carry_Comrades%2C_05-1942_-_NARA_-_535564.jpg/1280px-Photograph_of_American_Prisoners_Using_Improvised_Litters_to_Carry_Comrades%2C_05-1942_-_NARA_-_535564.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Philippines campaign (1941–1942)"
importance: 82
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1941%E2%80%931942)"
  title: Fall of the Philippines
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: 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
wikidataQid: Q696462
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260520183829/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1941%E2%80%931942)"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-20
  label: Fall of the Philippines
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1941%E2%80%931942)"
