Post by legionnaire on Oct 5, 2008 16:36:11 GMT -5
the biggest American seaborne invasion force in WWII.
Manila "THE Pearl of the Orient" was the only allied capital in the Pacific that was destroyed. And the only major urban city street to street fighting in the Pacific. Including the mountain resort of Baguio city.
When Gen Eisenhower visited the capital city of Manila, he stated that only Warsaw in Europe was more damaged than Manila.
Leyte Landing, Oct 20 to Dec. 31, 1944 * 2 months and 1 week campaign
US Strength: 6th Army = 202,500 ground troops + 3,189 Filipino Guerrillas, 858 ships ( 157 warships & 701 Aux ships)
US casualties: KIA - 3,504 WIA - 12,080
Japanese Casualties 49,000
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izPI4BCxx0A
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6LxtngdCUg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwUHEahrgmk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BClLpMNate0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5vCqNrEYM
Outstanding Facts on the war in the P.I.
pinoyhistory.proboards22.com/index.cgi?board=wwii&action=display&thread=201&page=1
Manila "THE Pearl of the Orient" was the only allied capital in the Pacific that was destroyed. And the only major urban city street to street fighting in the Pacific. Including the mountain resort of Baguio city.
When Gen Eisenhower visited the capital city of Manila, he stated that only Warsaw in Europe was more damaged than Manila.
Leyte Landing, Oct 20 to Dec. 31, 1944 * 2 months and 1 week campaign
US Strength: 6th Army = 202,500 ground troops + 3,189 Filipino Guerrillas, 858 ships ( 157 warships & 701 Aux ships)
US casualties: KIA - 3,504 WIA - 12,080
Japanese Casualties 49,000
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izPI4BCxx0A
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6LxtngdCUg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwUHEahrgmk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BClLpMNate0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5vCqNrEYM
Outstanding Facts on the war in the P.I.
pinoyhistory.proboards22.com/index.cgi?board=wwii&action=display&thread=201&page=1