WWII 1945 Liberation of Manila U.S. Army Pacific Theater Occupation Map
WWII 1945 Liberation of Manila U.S. Army Pacific Theater Occupation Map
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This incredible Pacific Theater map of the sounding area of Manila and Manila Bay was prepared under the direction of the chief engineer U.S. Army by Base Map Plant No. 1 in August of 1945 with reprinted and minor corrections done in September 1945. The U.S. liberation of Manila marked the incredible return of General Douglas MacArthur to the Philippines from the infantry D-Day landing beaches in the Lingayen Gulf all the way to the capital city of Manila (the ultimate objective of the amphibious assault landing in Luzon).
The Battle of Manila was a major battle of the Philippine campaign of 1944–45, during the Second World War. It was fought by forces from both the United States and the Philippines against Japanese troops in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. The month-long battle resulted in the death of over 100,000 civilians and the complete devastation of the city was the scene of the worst urban fighting in the Pacific theater. Manila became one of the most devastated capital cities during the entire war, alongside Berlin and Warsaw. The battle ended almost three years of Japanese military occupation in the Philippines (1942–1945). The city's capture was marked as General Douglas MacArthur's key to victory in the campaign of reconquest. To date, it is the last of the many battles fought within Manila's history.
Printed in September of 1945 this map was printed the same month of the surrender of Imperial Japan. The surrender was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.
This U.S. military occupation map would've been crucial for the navigation of the US and other military forces around the Manila area.