"Filipino Units on Leyte Island" Topic
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| HappyHussar | 30 Nov 2019 10:41 p.m. PST |
How many Filipino units are we talking about that supported the US invasion of the island of Leyte in 1944? Just guerillas or were they organized into units? |
| Legion 4 | 08 Dec 2019 7:30 a.m. PST |
As far as I know they were just Guerillas. And IIRC, there were both Nationalists and Communists groups … As well as a few US "stay behinds" that didn't leave or get captured/or escaped. And ran an insurgency along with the Filipino Guerillas. |
Marc33594  | 09 Dec 2019 6:40 a.m. PST |
Here is an extract of the Army "Green" book with extensive OB. There are no Filipino units listed. If you scroll down you can click on a picture of Filipino guerrillas as well as a picture of Filipino carriers providing supply support:
link Here is the official Philippines website about the battle. They mention 3,500 guerrillas but no regular forces:
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| Legion 4 | 09 Dec 2019 7:50 a.m. PST |
That is pretty much what I thought. The movie "The Great Raid" made about 10-15 years ago. Does a pretty good job showing the Filipino Guerillas working with elements of the US 6th RANGER Bn and US Alamo Scouts. Raiding a IJF's POW Camp, to rescued interned Allied POWs, mostly US. Very successful mission too. |
ScottWashburn  | 09 Dec 2019 9:30 a.m. PST |
And of course "Back to Bataan" with John Wayne :) |
| HappyHussar | 09 Dec 2019 9:56 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the replies. I also note that the Leyte operation featured a very rare Japanese airborne assualt! |
| Legion 4 | 09 Dec 2019 3:57 p.m. PST |
Very rare and they generally took excessive losses. Like many of their ops … |
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