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  • 7 - The Invasion of Luzon

  • Peter R. Mansoor, Ohio State University
  • Book:
    Redemption
    Published online:
    14 August 2025
    Print publication:
    14 August 2025, pp 270-315

  • Summary

    US forces invaded Mindoro on December 15, 1944, to establish airfields that could support an invasion of Luzon. On January 9, 1945, Sixth Army invaded Luzon at Lingayen Gulf. Once ashore, US forces gained access to the northern end of the central plain, an optimal avenue of approach leading to Manila, with its vital docks area that could support US forces on Luzon and serve as a base for the invasion of Japan. The invasion was unopposed, as Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita had withdrawn his forces to fight in the mountainous interior of the island. Subsequent landings near Bataan and south of Manila augmented Sixth Army’s drive to Manila. By February 5, MacArthur’s forces had conducted three amphibious landings on Luzon, created a massive logistical base at Lingayen Gulf, built or rehabilitated numerous airfields, and advanced to Manila in dramatic fashion, liberating hundreds of thousands of Filipinos and American detainees along the way. The 1st Cavalry and 37th Infantry Divisions had penned in Japanese forces in the heart of Manila south of the Pasig River, while the 11th Airborne Division was closing in from the south.