Battle of Bacsil Ridge

Battle in the Philippines Campaign of World War II
16°37′N 120°19′E / 16.617°N 120.317°E / 16.617; 120.317Result Filipino-American victoryBelligerents

 United States

 Empire of JapanCommanders and leaders Russell W. Volckmann
George Barnett Tomoyuki Yamashita
Toshio HayashiUnits involved 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL Japanese 14th Area ArmyStrength 121st Infantry
308th Bomb Wing 3,000 armed troops
2,000 unarmed support forces[1]Casualties and losses 877 casualties 3,322 killed
407 captured
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Philippines campaign (1944–45)
Visayas

Luzon

Mindanao

Naval operations

The Battle of Bacsil Ridge began on 19 March 1945. It was one of the continued main battles of the 1944–1945 Philippines Campaign of the Second World War between the Filipino soldiers under the 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL, under the command of American General Russell W. Volckmann,[2] and the Japanese Imperial forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita, which resulted in the capture of San Fernando, La Union on 23 March 1945, and lead to the subsequent capture Bacnotan, La Union after two months of fighting between the armies and guerilla fighters.[3]

References

  1. ^ "BATTLE OF BACSIL RIDGE". Philippine Veterans Affair Office. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Monument Details". www.uswarmemorials.org. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ^ Volckmann, R (1954). We Remained. New York: Norton & Company, Inc. ISBN 9780393350227.


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