Conflict episode
Japanese occupation of the Philippines, 1942-1945
Japan occupied the Philippines from 1942 to 1945, during which the Commonwealth government operated in exile; the occupation and subsequent US-led liberation campaign are estimated to have caused over 1 million Filipino deaths, with the near-total destruction of Manila.
What happened
Japan occupied the Philippines from 1942 to 1945, during which the Commonwealth government operated in exile. The occupation and the subsequent US-led liberation campaign of 1944-45 are estimated to have caused over 1 million Filipino deaths, with the near-total destruction of Manila during its 1945 liberation.[1]
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Claim: Japan occupied the Philippines from 1942 to 1945, during which the Commonwealth government operated in exile. The occupation and the subsequent US-led liberation campaign of 1944-45 are estimated to have caused over 1 million Filipino deaths, with the near-total destruction of Manila during its 1945 liberation. The Treaty of Manila (Treaty of General Relations), establishing formal US-Philippine diplomatic relations, was signed 4 July 1946, the same day as Truman's independence proclamation.
- July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United States (The National WWII Museum) link, article text. Source record