Pursuing Kobayashi

The next priority for General Krueger's XIV Corp after the retaking of Manila was to secure the dams and reservoirs notheast of the city that provided the metropolitan area with water for all puposes. The high ground surrounding the Ipo and Wawa dams were the first objectives held by …

1945-05-27

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The next priority for General Krueger's XIV Corp after the retaking of Manila was to secure the dams and reservoirs notheast of the city that provided the metropolitan area with water for all puposes. The high ground surrounding the Ipo and Wawa dams were the first objectives held by the conglomerate IJA defense force know as the Shimba Group. The bulk of May saw a relentless advance that cleared the hills of the tough defenders by the third week. The XI Corps then took over the assault, with the 18th Infantry Division pushing the main body of the Kobayashi Force off Woodpecker Ridge. Next up was the pursuit of the Kobayashi remnants through the valley lowlands heading north.

Wawa Dam, Luzon

The Battle of Luzon, was a land battle of the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II by the Allied forces of the U.S., its colony the Philippines, and allies against forces of the Empire of Japan. The battle resulted in a U.S. and Filipino victory. The Allies had taken control of all strategically and economically important locations of Luzon by March 1945, although pockets of Japanese resistance held out in the mountains until the unconditional surrender of Japan. While not the highest in U.S. casualties, it is the highest net casualty battle U.S. forces fought in World War II, with 192,000 to 205,000 Japanese combatants dead, 8,000 American combatants killed, and over 150,000 Filipinos, overwhelmingly civilians who were murdered by Japanese forces, mainly during the Manila massacre of February, 1945.

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Scenario Type = Standard