Battle of Corregidor

The Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor, which occurred from 16 to 26 February 1945, pitted American forces against the defending Japanese garrison on the island fortress. The Japanese had captured the bastion from the United States Army Forces in the Far East during their 1942 invasion.

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1945-02-16T00:00:00Z

1945-02-26T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of Corregidor

1899-09-18T00:00:00Z

1899-09-23T00:00:00Z

1899 Battle of Olongapo

1941-12-29T00:00:00Z

1942-05-06T00:00:00Z

1941 — 1942 Battle of Corregidor

1942-01-07T00:00:00Z

1942-04-09T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Bataan

1945-01-31T00:00:00Z

1945-02-21T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of Bataan

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Sailors watch as a raft picks up paratroopers who overshot the top of Corregidor

Recapture of Corregidor 1945

A raft from a Navy PT boat makes for the shore of Corregidor to pick up paratroopers who overshot the top of the island

USS LCS-8 stands off Corregidor's shore to provide fire support, as USAAF C-47 planes drop paratroops on the island fortress

USS Claxton (DD-571) shelling Corregidor, in February 1945

SC 201367 - American soldiers proceed to mop up Jap suicide squads on Corregidor Island, P.I. (53005512311)

SC 201370 - Pfc. Lyle O. Slaght, right, a member of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment of Noemfoor and Markham Valley fame, scouts out an area on Corregidor Island, P.I. (53005523021)

SC 374601 - GIs lying between chunks of masonry for protection on Corregidor island, while under fire from a Jap strong point. 16 February, 1945. (52116847202)

SC 201368 - American paratroopers float down upon Corregidor, P.I., during the Allied invasion of the island. 16 February, 1945. (53005697169)

503rd paratroopers land on Corregidor, 1945

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1899	Battle of Olongapo	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Corregidor	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Bataan	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Bataan	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Corregidor	battle	Wikidata
site	fort	1910	Fort Wint	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Mount Samat National Shrine	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Sailors watch as a raft picks up paratroopers who overshot the top of Corregidor		Commons
commons	image		Recapture of Corregidor 1945		Commons
commons	image		A raft from a Navy PT boat makes for the shore of Corregidor to pick up paratroopers who overshot the top of the island		Commons
commons	image		USS LCS-8 stands off Corregidor's shore to provide fire support, as USAAF C-47 planes drop paratroops on the island fortress		Commons
commons	image		USS Claxton (DD-571) shelling Corregidor, in February 1945		Commons
commons	image		SC 201367 - American soldiers proceed to mop up Jap suicide squads on Corregidor Island, P.I. (53005512311)		Commons
commons	image		SC 201370 - Pfc. Lyle O. Slaght, right, a member of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment of Noemfoor and Markham Valley fame, scouts out an area on Corregidor Island, P.I. (53005523021)		Commons
commons	image		SC 374601 - GIs lying between chunks of masonry for protection on Corregidor island, while under fire from a Jap strong point. 16 February, 1945. (52116847202)		Commons
commons	image		SC 201368 - American paratroopers float down upon Corregidor, P.I., during the Allied invasion of the island. 16 February, 1945. (53005697169)		Commons
commons	image		503rd paratroopers land on Corregidor, 1945		Commons