16-239 Garand Picture of the Day - The Battle of Manila

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1. American soldiers in a partially destroyed Japanese fortification keep their rifles trained on possible Japanese positions across the Pasig river during the Battle of Manila. The Battle of Manila (Tagalog: Laban ng Maynila ng 1945) was fought from 3 February 1945 to 3 March 1945 by American and Filipino forces against the occupying Japanese forces and was part of the larger Philippines Campaign. The one-month battle, which culminated in a terrible bloodbath and total devastation of the city, was the scene of the worst urban fighting in the Pacific Theater and ended almost three years of Japanese military occupation in the Philippines. Manila, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines. 27 February 1945.