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Title
Race to the River
Description
Flames from a huge fire in the Tondo District forced the Americans to alter their path of advance towards the Pasig River east into the Binondo District in Manila. To slow the American advance, the Japanese set up roadblocks at key intersections guarded by machine gun nests and anti-tank guns. …
Publisher
Date
1945-02-05
Scenario#
SF01
Scenario Description
Flames from a huge fire in the Tondo District forced the Americans to alter their path of advance towards the Pasig River east into the Binondo District in Manila. To slow the American advance, the Japanese set up roadblocks at key intersections guarded by machine gun nests and anti-tank guns. Of primary importance to the Americans was capturing the bridges across the Pasig intact. Japanese engineers worked feverishly to prepare those bridges for demolition. It was a race against time for both adversaries.
Location
Manila, Philippines
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Manila was a major battle of the Philippine campaign of 1944–45, during the Second World War. It was fought by forces from both the United States and the Philippines against Japanese troops in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. The month-long battle, which resulted in the death of over 100,000 civilians and the complete devastation of the city, was the scene of the worst urban fighting fought by American forces in the Pacific theater. Japanese forces committed mass murder against Filipino civilians during the battle and American firepower killed many people. Japanese resistance and American artillery also destroyed much of Manila's architectural and cultural heritage dating back to the city's founding. Manila became one of the most devastated capital cities during the entire war, alongside Berlin and Warsaw. The battle ended the almost three years of Japanese military occupation in the Philippines (1942–1945). The city's capture was marked as General Douglas MacArthur's key to victory in the campaign of reconquest.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Dai Do
Combatants
American
Japanese
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Historical

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