Liberation of the Philippines

Highlights of the Liberation

• October 1944

Americans landed to Leyte, Mindoro, Batangas, and Liganyen Gulf

February 1945

American troops entered Manila

August 1945

Surrender of the Japanese

Battle of the Philippine Sea

Americans comeback to Leyte

• After the battle of the Philippine Sea, the American concentrates in Saipan.

• Guam and Rota islands were heavily bombarded and on July 21 American marines landed on Guam which fell on August 10.

• Americans Tinian Islands fell on August 8, the coast of New Guinea, Wake Island, which fell on May 19, Biak Islands and the Western Carolines.

Americans comeback to Leyte

• MacArthur’s forces occupied Morotai Island.

• Air attacks coincided with the with the Japanese target practice making them unaware of American planes above.

• Damages were inflicted on Japanese installation in Manila, Cavite, and other troop concentrations.

• Similar strikes were conducted in the Visayas which showed Japanese weak air resistance in the Visayas. They are now penetrating Leyte.

The Leyte Landings

• General MacArthur

commander of american forces of the Philippines, known as Central Philippines Attack Force.

Gen. MacArthur

The Leyte Landings • Central Philippines

Attack Forcedivided into

Northern Attack Force and Southern Attack Forces.

consists of 650 ships and four army divisions.

The Leyte Landing

• The American Forces raided Japan through Pescadores, Formosa(Taiwan) and northern Luzon.

• October 20, 1944

- Leyte is greatly pacified opening way for the Americans.

The landing of MacArthur in Leyte.

The Mindoro and Lingayen Gulf Landing

• A preparatory for the reoccupation of Manila

• December1944

- the troop landed on the coast of Mindoro giving threat to the enemy’s shipping lanes in the pacific.

The landing of MacArthur in Pangasinan.

The Mindoro and Lingayen Gulf Landing

• A preparatory for the reoccupation of Manila

• January9, 1944- Americans landed on

the gulf of Pangasinan taking the enemy by surprise.

- Japanese thought Americans will land on Manila bay.

The landing of MacArthur in Pangasinan.

The Liberation of Manila

• Men found in the streets were forcibly taken to work in Japanese airfields or installations.

• All modes of transprtation was confiscated and used for Japanese transport.

"Jeeps move into the city across a pontoon bridge while local inhabitants depart in the opposite direction."

The Liberation of Manila

• Quezon institute which was moved to San juan de Dios Hospital was sacked and patients and doctors were massacred.

• A tank was rushed to UST and freed allied prisoners.

The Liberation of Manila

• Night of February 3, 1945- UST

- They sang “God Bless America” and “Star Spangled Banner”

End of the War

• MacArthur who had taken the government as military Administrator turned over the seat to Sergio Osmena.

End of the War

• July 26, 1945

- Japan refused to surrender • August 6, 1945

- USA air forces unleased atomic bombs to Nagasaki and Hiroshima

- Russia declared war

Hiroshima(left) and Nagasaki(right)

End of the War

• August 15, 1945- Acceptance of Japan to surrender

• September 2, 1945- Japan signed the terms of surrender on

board the battleship Missouri at Tokyo Bay.

The War is Over!!!