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762:Kokoda Track
743:Bougainville
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38:Part of the
1108:, with the
1065:Iloilo City
1040:islands of
1010:Philippines
810:Persecution
733:New Georgia
728:Guadalcanal
702:2nd Tarakan
650:1st Tarakan
416:Kirang Pass
85:Philippines
1643:Categories
1536:9 November
1514:9 November
1492:9 November
1470:9 November
1412:9 November
1391:References
1202:San Carlos
1185:Pulupandan
1106:Rapp Brush
1020:Background
962:Balikpapan
889:Leyte Gulf
697:2nd Borneo
645:1st Borneo
626:1st Bataan
531:Leyte Gulf
441:Corregidor
421:Cabanatuan
300:835 killed
199:Rapp Brush
1318:Aftermath
1308:Dumaguete
1304:Dumaguete
1125:guerrilla
1061:Cebu City
1030:Zamboanga
803:Recklesss
767:Buna–Gona
757:Coral Sea
621:Lamon Bay
537:Ormoc Bay
457:Los Baños
387:Cebu City
1624:Archived
1605:9 August
1334:See also
1158:Guimaras
1121:Tigbauan
1028:and the
995:Filipino
957:Beaufort
914:Mindanao
821:Noemfoor
687:Java Sea
520:incident
486:Bukidnon
479:Mindanao
467:Wawa Dam
280:Strength
83:region,
76:Location
1300:Sibulan
1262:Talisay
1194:Talisay
1189:Bacolod
1170:Bacolod
1038:Visayan
1026:Palawan
1012:during
942:Tarakan
909:Visayas
860:Talasea
826:Morotai
672:Sumatra
525:Formosa
462:Palawan
403:Mindoro
358:Visayas
261:†
81:Visayas
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1227:Negros
1138:. The
1086:Negros
1075:Battle
1046:Negros
952:Labuan
662:Manado
447:Baguio
434:Manila
427:Bataan
381:Negros
376:Simara
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92:Result
1366:Notes
1223:Panay
1069:Panay
1054:Bohol
1042:Panay
936:Semut
899:Luzon
884:Leyte
845:Arawe
682:Timor
667:Ambon
499:Davao
395:Luzon
371:Panay
365:Leyte
150:Japan
1607:2010
1570:ISBN
1560:ISBN
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989:The
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692:Java
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