Liberation of the Philippines (nov 7, 1944 – apr 24, 1945)
Description:
Parallel to the Sumatra campaign, the Allied forces began to land in the Philippines. The defending Japanese forces, seeing this as a last line of defense before an assault of the Home Islands, defended with a ferocity unseen by the allies.Added to timeline:
Date:
nov 7, 1944
apr 24, 1945
~ 5 months and 17 days