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Title
High Rent Hooligans
Description
In downtown Manila just east of the High Commissioner's Office were several high-rise hotels and apartment buildings. These were the University Apartments, Peralta Apartments, Alhambra Apartments, Bayview Hotel, Miramar Apartments, Luneta Hotel and the San Luis Terrace Apartments. Each offered tremendous fields of fire and observation over the two large …
Publisher
Date
1945-02-20
Scenario#
SF10
Scenario Description
In downtown Manila just east of the High Commissioner's Office were several high-rise hotels and apartment buildings. These were the University Apartments, Peralta Apartments, Alhambra Apartments, Bayview Hotel, Miramar Apartments, Luneta Hotel and the San Luis Terrace Apartments. Each offered tremendous fields of fire and observation over the two large city parks, Intramuros, the Government buildings, the Manila Hotel, and the South Port facilities. Each building would need to be cleared floor by floor, room by room. From previous experience, the cavalrymen expected this to be another tough assignment.
Location
South Port Area, 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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