Battle of the Visayas
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Was a battle fought by the Americans and allied Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese forces in the
Visayas region in the Philippines. It was part of the campaign to liberate the Philippines during World War II.
Chronology
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May 1945: Major combat operations continued in Dumuguate until 28 May 1945, when the Japanese positions fell and Filipino guerrillas assumed control.
June 1945: By 4 June, the Japanese began a general withdrawal, retreating further into the unexplored mountains of Negros.
March 1945: The U.S. Eighth Army seizes Cebu City.
April 1945: The coastal plain of Negros was in Allied hands.
March 1945: On Talisay Beach, 6.5 km west of Cebu City, the 182nd Infantry and 132nd Infantry landed on 26 March 1945.
March 1945: Within two weeks of aerial bombardment on Japanese positions, the 40th Infantry Division, spearheaded by the 185th Infantry Regiment landed unopposed at Tigbauan district, in southern Panay.
March 1945: Guimaras and Inampulagan islands, between Panay and Negros, were freed on the same day Iloilo fell, 20 March and the next day, respectively with no opposition.
March 1945: U.S. Eighth Army captured Bacolod City.
April 1945: Japanese retreat from southern Cebu.
August 1945: Negros Island was liberated from Japanese occupation.
Selected Sources
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 443
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 455
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 464
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 499
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.457
