Philippines Under Japanese

Puppet Government

JAPANESE MAIN OBJECTIVES:

1. To prevent use of Philippines as an advance American military

base.2. To acquire staging areas and

supply bases to enhance operations.

3. To secure communication lines from japanese home Island.

How Japanese Conquered

The Philippines?

Japanese invaded MANCHURIA, CHINA, FRENCH INDO CHINA , DUTCH AEST INDIES

JULY 31,1941US ARMY IN THE FAR EAST

Combined Military forces

of Filipino and American soldiers

Under the comand of

GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTHUR

The four Commands of USAFFE

Maj. Gen. Jonathan  Wainwright ( Aug. 23, 1883 – Sept 2, 1953)

The North Luzon Force The South Luzon Force Brig. Gen. George Marshall Parker Jr.

(1889-1968)

The Visayan Minda nao Force

Brig. Gen. William Sharp(1885-1947).

Gen. Douglas MacArthur(26 Jan 1880 – 5 Aprl 1964)

USAFFE Reserved

PHILIPPINE REDCROSS conducted practice evacuation in Manila

July 10,1941– Blackout in Manila

Oct. 6 ,1941– Total Blackout in Archipelago

ADMIRAL K. NOMURA

Dec. 7, 1941PEARL

HARBORATTACKED BY JAPANESE FORCE IN HAWAII

PEARL HARBOR- Naval Base US Pacific fleet of AmericaBATTLESHIP ROWUSS NEVADA

USS ARIZONAUSS WEST VIRGINIAUSS TENNESSEUSS MARYLANDUSS CALIFORNIAUSS OKLAHOMA

Japanese attack the Philippines

ON DEC.8,1941

GEN. Masaharu Homma

DAVAOTOGUEGARAO

ZAMBALESBAGUIOCLARK AIRFILED

Japanese Landed in the Philippines

ON DEC.10,1941

Appari and Ilocos SurLegazpi , Albay

ON DEC.12,1941DAVAO

DEC. 20.1941PANGASINAN

45,000 troops of Japanese

DEC.22,1941

WAR PLAN ORANGE 3

MASTER PLAN OF WITHDRAWAL OF ALL FORCES TO BATAAN

REQUIRED THE EVACUATION OF ALL CIVILIAN WITHIN THE AREA

COMMONWEALTH EXILE

DEC.24,1941

Pres. Manuel Quezon and his family together with his war cabinet moved to Corregidor

FEB.18,1942

Commonwealth left Corregidor on board submarine swordfish to Australia

MANILA OPEN CITYDEC.26,1941JAPANESE ENTERED MANILAJAN. 2,1942

Gen. Douglas MacArthur

March 11, 1942

Left Corregidor and went to Autralia

After Landing in Australia

MARCH 17,1942I SHALL

RETURN!

APRIL 9, 1942GEN. EDWARD KING

75,000 of Filipino and American Soldiers

Bataan DEATH MARCHONE OF THE GREATEST

ATROCITIES OF WWII

The march began on April 9, 1942, when 75,000 American/Filipino soldiers surrendered to Japan in the Battle of Bataan

The Plan of Japanese for this DEATH MARCH HAS

3 PHASES

The march lasted for a total of six days, and ended on April 15th, 1942.

DEATH MARCH ROUTE

PHASE 1

From Mariveles, the POW’s will March to Limay-Balanga-Orani-Lubao (along SanFernando Road )Pampanga

Withouth Food, Water , Medical SupplyOther Carried on Army wool BlanketWERE BEATEN and KICKEDDEATH MARCH ROUTEPHASE 2

From Pampanga POW’s TRAVEL by Train and Herded in

BOXCART to CAPAS, TARLAC.

CLOSE too 100 POW’s herded to Boxcart MANY EXHAUSTED and WEAK

passengers diedDEATH MARCH

ROUTEPHASE 3

From CAPAS,TARLAC POW’s walked more miles to Camp

O’Donnel.

10,000 died due to thirst ,hunger and exhaustion 10,000 died due to thirst ,hunger and exhaustion

BATAAN DEATH MARCH SURVIVORS

CAMP O D”ONNEL PRISON CAMP

GEN WAINRIGHT SURRENDERED CORREGIDOR AND ALL TROOPS TO JAPAN

MAY 6,1942VOICE OF FREEDOM

Japanese Martial Law ( Jan. 3, 1942)

JAPAN ESTABLISHED JAPANESE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION

Central Administration ( Jan. 23, 1942)

JOSE VARGAS – CHAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSION

Hideki Tojo

"Japan will gladly grant the Philippines its independence as it cooperates and recognizes Japan's program of establishing a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere."

Military Order no 2.FEB. 17,1921

KALIBAPI (December 2, 1942)only Political Party allowed during Japanese period.

JOSE P. LAUREL

Proclamation of Philippine Independence andinauguration of Republic of the Philippines.

PUPPET GOVERNMENT

ECONOMIC CONDITION-All industries, factories, banks, schools, churches, printing presses and theaters were supervised by the military authorities.-The circulation of the American dollars was banned.-Mickey Mouse Money – the currency used during the Japanese era -Malnutrition was rampant -Kangkong became a common food to fight hunger

SOCIAL CONDITION-Curfews, blackouts-Declaration of Martial Law-All firearms, ammunitions were confiscated-Hostile act against the Japanese Army-

punishable with death-Radio transmitters were banned-Everything were placed under Japanese control-The use of the Filipino flag, singing of the

Philippine National Anthem and American songs were prohibited.

FIVE MORTAL ENEMIES OF FILIPINO

Japanese MilitaryDiseases

The guerillasHunger

Japanese paid Filipino spies

GUERILLA-Anti –Japanese Movement

HUKBALAHAP –one of the most leading Guerilla mostly consisting Peasants and Workers led by LUIS TARUC (founded on March 29,1942)

Fundamental SpiritDocument guiding principles of the Huk’s

Iron DisciplineDocument duties and priviliges of Huk’s

soldier.Katubusan ng Bayan

Principal Huk Publication

JAPANESE COLLABORATORS

-GANAPs-PULAHULANES-PALAAKs-UNITED NIPPON-PAMPARs-MAKAPILIMAKAPILI

BENIGNO RAMOSARTEMIO RICARTE

Death of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon

AUG. 1, 1944 PRES. MANUEL L. QUEZONDIED ON NEW YORK BECAUSE OF TUBERCOLOSIS.

Reconquering Philippines

OCT.20,1944- AMERICAN FLEET ON

PALO,LEYTE

BATTLE OF LEYTE

OCT.24-26,1944- GREATEST NAVAL BATTLE

IN HISTORY

Reconquering Philippines

From October 23 to October 26, 1944

the Americans engaged Japanese

forces in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

•By mid-December, the American soldiers had reached Mindoro.

•The Japanese, meanwhile, secured other

•The news alarmed the Japanese. Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, supreme commander of the Japanese troops in Manila, mobilize his kamikazes (Japanese suicide pilots)

MANILA WON!!

•FEB. 3, 1945

•MARCH 3, ,1945

JUNE 4,1945

GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTHUR

declared independence of

Philippines.

AUG. 6,1945 AUG. 9,1945

NAGASAKI HIROSHIMA

Emperor Hirorito declared the surrender of Japanese troops.

FORMAL END OF WWII.

SEPT. 2,1945

SEPT.3 ,1945

GEN. TOMOYOKI YAMASHITA surrendered with all last

troops of Japanese.

MANILA as NEXT TO WARSAW

POLAND

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