1941
Invasion of Philippines
Appointed Commander of the 14th Army before the attack on Luzon in the Philippines
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Luzon in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Appointed Commander of the 14th Army before the attack on Luzon in the Philippines
Commands the attack on Luzon in the Philippines
Defends Luzon against the Americans
Onishi sends land-based naval aircraft against American carriers operating east of Luzon during the Leyte operations.
Yamashita organizes a prolonged defense of Luzon after concluding that the main American invasion will strike the island.
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