1942January – May 1942 · Corregidor and Bataan

Fall of Bataan and Corregidor

The old Spanish lighthouse on Corregidor Island at the mouth of Manila Bay — Photo: Lawrence Ruiz (Epi Fabonan III). CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

US and Filipino forces held the Bataan peninsula for three months against the Japanese before surrendering in April 1942. About 75,000 prisoners were forced to march to Camp O'Donnell, and thousands died on the way. Corregidor, the island fortress guarding Manila Bay, fell in May. Its ruined barracks and gun batteries are preserved as a memorial.

Military & Battlefields
Manila, Philippines

Sites

Site 1: Corregidor IslandMile-Long Barracks ruins, gun batteries and the Malinta Tunnel.Map ↗
Site 2: Mount Samat National Shrine, BataanMemorial cross on the peninsula's last defensive line.Map ↗
Site 3: Capas National ShrineSite of Camp O'Donnell, where the Death March ended.Map ↗