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Name: Japanese occupation of Luzon and surrounding islands

Type: Event

Start: 1941 AD

End: 1942 AD

Parent: Philippines campaign (1941-1942)

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Were the operations of the Japanese army in Luzon and surrounding islands during the invasion of the Philippines.

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  • December 1941: Japanese Landings at Vigan, Aparri, and Gonzaga.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of Mauban.
  • December 1941: The Japanese 14th Army began its invasion with a landing on Batan Island (not to be confused with Bataan Peninsula), 190 km off the north coast of Luzon, on 8 December 1941.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of Uguegarao.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of Olaoag.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of Imugan.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of Lingayen.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of Baguio.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of Tarlag.
  • January 1942: Japanese conquest of Cavite.
  • April 1942: The American surrended at Bataan to the Japanese.
  • January 1942: Japanese conquest of Manila.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of St. Jose.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of S. Fernando.
  • December 1941: Japanese conquest of Cabanatuan.
  • May 1942: Fall of Corregidor to Japanese forces (6 May 1942).
  • January 1942: Japanese conquest of Batangas.
  • December 1941: Japanese landings on Camiguin Island.
  • December 1941: The Japanese landed 2,500 men of the 16th Division at Legazpi.

  • Selected Sources


  • U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/MacArthur%20Reports/MacArthur%20V1/Images/p_004.jpg
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 4
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.32
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, pp.36-37
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