Japanese invasion of Batan Island
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title:
Japanese invasion of Batan Island
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The Japanese invasion of Batan Island was the first step in their invasion of the Philippines, an American commonwealth territory. The U.S. had acquired the former Spanish colony half a century earlier, when it defeated Spain in the Spanish-American War. The purpose was to obtain control of local airstrips which could be used as forward bases by fighter aircraft for operations further south in the Philippines. The attack on Batan Island was the first of several other advance landings; the other
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Overview of the Japanese invasion of Batan island
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_Batan_Island
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2014-03-19T01:29:20Z
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2024-09-07T05:59:47Z
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