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408:
385:
380:
379:
361:4,852 Troops
355:
318:
317:
308:Ground units
307:
306:
292:
291:
285:
248:
247:
238:Ground units
237:
236:
205:Busnan Kalaw
187:Albert Price
130:
84:
79:Belligerents
33:World War II
1388:Guy O. Fort
907:Persecution
830:New Georgia
825:Guadalcanal
799:2nd Tarakan
747:1st Tarakan
525:Death march
495:Clark Field
415:Guy O. Fort
150:Guy O. Fort
1415:Categories
1278:2024-08-24
1191:References
1059:Balikpapan
986:Leyte Gulf
794:2nd Borneo
742:1st Borneo
723:1st Bataan
643:April 2024
635:editing it
530:Corregidor
405:Background
393:including
1176:Kempeitai
1130:Aftermath
900:Recklesss
864:Buna–Gona
854:Coral Sea
718:Lamon Bay
584:Zamboanga
538:Lamon Bay
178:Jay Navin
1367:See Also
1185:Mindanao
1160:Maru San
1149:Dansalan
1054:Beaufort
1011:Mindanao
918:Noemfoor
784:Java Sea
574:Cotabato
564:Malabang
560:Mindanao
395:Malabang
391:Mindanao
350:Strength
56:Malabang
51:Location
1039:Tarakan
1006:Visayas
957:Talasea
923:Morotai
769:Sumatra
547:Visayas
543:Legazpi
433:Dapao.
1181:Marawi
1153:Iligan
1049:Labuan
759:Manado
579:Parang
520:Bataan
510:Aparri
118:
103:
91:
67:Result
1033:Semut
996:Luzon
981:Leyte
942:Arawe
779:Timor
764:Ambon
569:Davao
551:Panay
505:Vigan
399:Lanao
371:4,000
60:Lanao
1166:and
1026:Agas
913:Biak
789:Java
556:Cebu
43:Date
1151:to
374:400
31:of
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