Old Philippines (Years 1942 1945)
”The Battle of Manila from 3 February to 3 March 1945, fought by American, Filipino and Japanese forces, was part of the Philippines’ 1945 campaign. The one-month battle, which culminated in a terrible bloodbath and total devastation of the city, was the scene of the worst urban fighting in the Pacific theater, and ended almost three years of Japanese military occupation in the Philippines (19421945). The city’s capture was marked as General Douglas MacArthur’s key to victory in the campaign …
Tags: 1942, 1945, Philippines, Years
December 29th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
At 2:19 , That’s not the Sta. Cruz church . That’s the Manila Cathedral .
December 29th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Stupid war , IF ONLY THE AMERICANS DIDN’T CAME TO THE COUNTRY YEARS AGO , THEN THERE WOULD BE NO JAPANESE COMING TO THE COUNTRY , TOO , THEN NO WW2 IN THE PHILIPPINES , NO DESTROYED HISTORICAL LANDMARKS . IF ONLY THE AMERICANS DIDN’T CAME , THEN WE HAVE CELEBRATED OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN , BUT BECAUSE OF DAMN AGUINALDO , ALL OF THAT DIDN’T HAPPENED . FUCK YOU , EMILIO .
December 31st, 2009 at 11:31 pm
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