Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf

Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Part of Philippines Campaign (1941–42), Pacific Theater A map of Luzon Island showing Japanese landings and advances from 8 December 1941 to 8 January 1942.
Date 21 December 1941 Location Lingayen Gulf, Philippines Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan	Commonwealth of the Philippines

Japan launched an attack on Batan Island on 8 December 1941, to get control of the airbase on the island. Japan used this airbase to launch attacks on other islands. After taking most of the islands with little to no resistance, Japan was getting a very good position on the Philippines. On January 1945, the landing beached of all U.S. and Australian forces was liberated and invading the Lingayen Gulf in Pangasinan province and aiding Filipino troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary including the local recognized guerrillas are attacked and defeating Imperial Japanese forces.

The invasion

On 21 December 1941, just hours before the Japanese had encountered their first organized resistance at Bacnotan, the 14th Army had begun to land across the beaches at Lingayen Gulf.^[1][2]

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