Surrender of the Philippines, 1942 WWII (OFFICIAL FILM) 

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Instead of surrendering my grandfather helped organized a guerrilla unit in the Philippines...

My grandfather was in La Union when the war started. He joined the resistance group formed by US and Filipino army officers who escaped from the japanese forces. He was later recognized by the military and was given with the rank of corporal. He was supposed to be given benefits for serving but his corrupt captain tricked him and his platoon who were mostly illiterate to surrender their documents and sign fraudulent papers. The ironic life of my grandfather. he fought for the freedom of his own country but it was his own countrymen who left him to poverty.

In behalf of my people, I wish to express my gratitude to the american soldiers who fought, bled and died for our country. I'm also grateful for my ancestors who resisted japanese occupation. The generation today barely has any idea of what happened. Never forget.

Its not often you hear the words superior Stuart Tanks.

Very well made, Although I was hoping that some Filipino Commanders were to be mentioned as well.

You could clearly see that Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright has a deep appreciation and regards for his men which also earned him the respect of the men who served under him during their doomed defense. Imagine most of your men are raw recruited soldiers facing veteran battle hardened diehard soldiers still they lasted 5 months.

An excellent historical presentation. All credit to the brave Filipino and American defenders of Bataan. It is absolutely remarkable how long they delayed the Japanese particularly considering their lack of effective resupply. Instead of days or weeks they held out for months - far past the fall of Singapore. Pity so few Americans know today of this heroic episode. But Filipinos are aware of this great heroic effort. The Japanese never fully conquered the Philippines thanks to the many effective Filipino Guerrilla groups.

Story about the "Battling Bastards of Bataan!" Well written and detailed video, especially the description of the tactics & strategy.

My Great Grandfather's name was Manuel Arguilla, a novelist and one of the people who led the division of Marking's Guerilla. He died at his young age of 33. The video we were watching was a good source of reference to trace back our history. We need to remember this such significant event that was happened in our country.

Can’t get enough of the videos!! Very informative, and makes you understand the entire perspective. Great job!!

My dad was a sergeant in Philippine Division HQ at Ft. McKinley & then at Mariveles, Bataan. He along with 3 privates escaped just before the Death March, joining refugees who helped them pass for civilians till they got off the peninsula. After recovering from malaria he joined the Resistance, gathering intel on Japanese activities until 1944, when he was assigned to train and lead a company of guerrillas for the liberation campaign. There are countless stories about the war that will never be fully told in the history books.

These are some of the finest ww2 documentaries i've ever watched. Thank you for this.

Love this! So detailed. Thanks for this.

Wow. I have watched high quality documentaries from other channels in youtube, but this channel "Army University Press" is the best. This video and the other video "Defense of the Philippines" is very detailed. It even has bits of information that we would expect to discuss in a Military Academy. Nice work 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍. We'll wait for the next video, McArthur's epic return to the Philippines. And please add some more emphasis on Philippine forces in the next video, specially the resistance fighters.

Right on!

Such is the fate of foreward deployed troops. The stiff defense did indeed help the war effort, just like Wake island. Sometimes you get the Kobayashi Maru test.

Thanks so much for making this video

This guy really gave every detail about the fall of Bataan and Corregidor (Basically the fall of the Philippine Archipelago). Man earned a sub.

I love how operations [and operational maps] are explained.

My grandfather and his siblings, joined the Tancung Vaca Guerrilla Unit after the Fall of Bataan. They operated mainly in Bicol Region in the province of Camarines Sur. He was part of the Malansad Raid, the capture of Japanese train supply convoy in Libmanan, Camarines Sur, that led to the death of hundreds of Japanese Armies. He was also part of the Pasacao ambush, that killed several high ranking Japanese officers while on their way to Nueva Caceres (now Naga City). My grandpa died last 2010 at the ripe age of 102.

I'm excited! lets go!

I highly appreciate this video and its maker. I gained more understanding of my father's participation in Bataan campaign. He saw action in the western Bataan as he was part of the Philippine Scouts. He survived the grueling death march, incarcerated for several months in Camp O Donnel but was later released because of the resulting diseases he acquired - Malaria, Tuberculosis and diarhea. He was skin and bone that my grandfather (my Dad's father) did not recognize him. He was just 18 year old at the time. Had he died during that time , we will not be here as he married my mother 2 years later at the age of 20.

wow the long wait is over 💜😍💜

My grandfather the brother of my grandmother was one of the soldiers who never surrendered and continued fighting in the visayas region in Bohol until the US liberation forces arrived.

This is the problem with being forward deployed in the Pacific.

Now this is a way to ring in the New Year!

Great video! Can I ask to use some parts of this video for out shortfilm? Your channel will be properly credited.

I really would like to see a Filipino point of view in the invasion. How was it for the native soldiers. How was their morale. How did they fight and fair against the invaders.

The comments section are full of "my grandfather/great grandfather" comments

Now for a video about the Guerillas fight against the occupation, until the return of major Allied Forces on the beaches of Leyte. So often the fight of Americans, Filipinos, Chinese, and others against the Imperial Japanese occupiers are forgotten by those without a connection to the islands. Of the Sailors aboard many submarines, who offloaded Filipinos from Hawaii and California, who helped reconnect the guerillas to the larger war against the Empire of Japan. About the hundreds of small Guerilla forces who fought in their own ways to harass and weaken the occupiers. About the civilian internees who waited for a rescue that would finally be done by the 11th Airborne Division. And many more stories that are long overdue to be told.

It had to be very, very discouraging from top to bottom to fend off the inevitable and await a relief force that did not come. Hats off to these men and women…

For a series of videos, would you be willing to make a video about the California Campaign of the Mexican-American War?

What I cannot understand is why MacArthur failed miserably to prepare his troops even after being sent numerous telegrams from Washington that Manila is to be invaded (based on deciphered messages)

@ArmyUniversityPress Great series on the Philippines, a part of WW2 that doesn’t get much attention but was so critical in delaying the Imperial Japanese Forces. My uncle died here as a POW & I have made it my life's work to help get our POW/MIAs who are buried as Unknowns identified and brought home for an honorable burial. Last year I was responsible for 127 US POW/MIAs that were authorized in Oct 2020 by the DoD for disinterment to be identified over the next few years! Pro Patria

I just learned a few years ago my grandfather made it out of the Philippines

Mabuhayyyyy and thank youuuu

the footages are so immersive

Finally this what I need

My grandfather Join the Army 3 mounts before WII...he was on assign on Cotabato City.. he was wounded in the right palm by a bomb sharp nail during Japanese air raid in the City. later he joined local USAFFE guerilla units. he never surrendered. He fought against Japanese and Moro Guerillas ..he live a long life ..died at 98 of age in 2016

My father Nicasio Taguba was in that Death March but he escaped and joined the Philippines guerillaa after war he honorably discharged and hoined the US military police in Manila.❤

Lets go

Question. Did the SLF retreat by foot or riding on a Military truck?

Whered you get this old footage it looks nice

My grandpa was part of the USAFE intel group. Survived the war only to be killed by the npa. My grandma was executed together with him. What hurts more is that the leader of the NPA is being protected by norway.

4/9/2022 Watching. Today is Philippines National Day of Valour. Salute to all the people who suffered and died on the Bataan Death March. Truly, war is hell.

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Why was Brigadier general Vincent Lim not mention

Quantas vidas já se foram por causa desta gerra deveria ter uma maneira de resolver as coisas sem ter que perder tantas pessoas inocente morram sem saber como se defender e os soldados que não tem nada a ver com isso e morre sem ser o dia tem muitos que deixam seus filhos e mulheres isso e muito triste porque o governo não tentam resolver isso sem ter que sacrificar as pessoas inocente desta maneira

Apparently everyone’s grandfather was a Philippine guerrilla fighter.

it is really the Filipino soldiers who where left that puts up the fight against the japanese troop, we where left for 3yrs fighting on our own, in whom we didnt pick up a fight against japan but left between the battle, i just hope that history wont repeat itself with whats going on with china.

You men do fine work.

Camiguin island is in north-central Mindanao

Gen Wainwright did what was right for his country and soldiers in face of overwhelming odds. The defense plan was doomed from the beginning.

My Grandfather was a teenage Boy during the Japanese invasion in the Philippines he always told us stories , he told us few days when the Japanese started invading the Philippines there's this Japanese general who gathered all the young teenage boy in one places in a rural villages and about a 3-4 min walk in my grandfathers house the Japanese General or probably a common soldier said something in a speech tone and get his samurai , my Grandfather thought they're going to be all killed at that time. Only to find out it was only a Japanese ritual , hahaha ,. My Grandfather was able to accompany some Japanese soldier asking for directions to go to another rural villages nearby , English language was thought in schools since in the Philippines was under the United State at that time. Japanese spoke quite English at that time.

Filipino Commanders in Bataan like Generals Vicente Lim, Mateo Capinpin and Fidel Segundo were not mentioned.

The Philippines is a sad example of not being prepared on time

sana mag ka karoon ako ng chance na mamatay para sa bansa ko. MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS!!!

Ung lolo ko naging sundalo din yun nag serve siya sa us army para matalo ang pwersa ng mga hapon dito sa leyte

Pleaseeee make video about the liberation of the Philippines

Mac Arthur should have been court martial. Delay moving US military forces to war footing. Resulted in the lost of the army air corp being caught on the ground.

Filipino never gave up ..Filipino are brave 🇵🇭

This video forgot the battle at the Guagua-Porac Line of January 3, 1942. The Japanese 9th Infantry Regiment pushed at Porac between the regimental lines of the Philippine 21st and 22nd Infantry Regiments of the 21st Division of Gen. Capinpin. The 21st Infantry Regiment collapsed, and it was up to the 21st Field Artillery under Col. Nemesio Catalan to pound the ground at point blank range for the next 6 hours. Col. Takahashi pulled back that night to Fort Stotensburg with his Regiment halved. Gen. Homma and his staff were surprised on the staunch defense at Guagua-Porac Line that they had to reassess their position to the point they didn't do anything on January 4. Wainwright ordered the forces that night to pull back again. The incident at Guagua-Porac probably gave the Japanese a foretaste of what it would be like when they will hit Bataan, and made Gen. Homma less aggressive costing him unfavorable reviews from Tokyo.

My great grandfather was a world war hero from the Philippines baras Rizal

31:45 The POWs did not walk all the way to Tarlac during the death march, there is a part were the rode the train.

It makes me feel good and inspired that my country was help by Americans and Americans give us tanks and costumes and British helmets😁😁😁thank you for showing this army universe ty press for the vid that some other countries can see this and how American and fillipino are good mates😁😁

My Uncle fought the Japanese in Pangasinan. He was a Guerrilla. He said there were fake guerrillas that wanted to have claim to fame.

I don’t know what happened but my great grandfather was a Japanese. He settled in the island Philippines. Not sure of his entire history he could be a Japanese military?

While I do appreciate a lot whose blood lineage fought for our country during that time, well I am just thankful enough my greatgrandfather have gone up to the outskirts of the mountains outside the city where they lived in, found a cave across the river and stayed there for such long time and was able to actually support the family in such a very crucial time. If it would not have been for them, my family line would not have had existed by now.

this was i remember a movie actors of the philippines. during 1965 this like..from the movie

Finally Pacific Theatre in Philippine spotlight, waytogo for this vid

Terrific re-examineination of our brave but poorly planned, supplied, and trained forces. Noteworthy is how a dramatically smaller Japanese force (initially), mobile (bicycles), and aggressive and confident forces (training) reflects on American force distribution, supply, and mobility today. The concurrent fall of Malaya and Indochina also was by a much smaller Japanese force whose mobility (bicycles) and aggressiveness combined with superior training resulted in a swift demise to Britain and her Allies.Control of the seas and skies had a dramatic depressing effect on American morale, particularly as Japanese aggression had been obvious to those watching events for some time in Washington . Is there anywhere that we are repeating this disastrous progression of events today? And how can we assure a different outcome today-absent nuclear suicide?

Rest in piece to Filipino and American soldiers who fought for our freedom... Thank you very much our heroes...❤❤❤

Government of Japan should pay the right compensation to the government and people of the Republic of the Philippines and USA for the lives they took in that war.

OUTFOUGHT...

I hope they made a cod game of this *like thats ever gonna happen*

During that time Philippines was under the US government. It was not a Pilipino who surrendered, it was American named wainwright. Sad to note, they didn't fight impressively.

America, in the person of Roosevelt, abandoned an American army. The greatest surrender of a US military unit in history. In another sense, Roosevelt abandoned the Philippines in favor defending Europe. Until then, there was not a single bullet to resupply the Philippines.

My grandfather lost his leg saving two friendly soldiers in this battle getting two purple hearts but he tossed both of them in ocean because he felt sorrow for soldiers that died he tried to save

my lolo (great grandfather) fought in ww2 in mindanao as an officer , well this is the only story i remember was that a when they were under attack a chicken took the bullet for my great grand pops, salute to the chicken.

Where is the loberation of philippines? We are waiting for it?

For those great soul's who served in the Pacific theater i salute you you all did well ally nor foe you are just doing your duty as a soldier some of them might have done War crimes but they are also people too let me give you an example your best friend or brother got shot dead and killed what would you feel hatred if im right? so. we shouldn't mourn to the men who died in a war we should thank them that such men where alive to give us a peaceful future they are not commanded by their superior's but they are just following orders from their leaders such as president prime ministers etc the ones to be blamed are politicians not the soldiers soldiers do the dirty work the politicians take the acknowledgement

My great grandparents were civilians during the war. According to my mom, they would only move at night so the japanese won't see them. And my great uncle survived the Bataan death march.

In the United States, FDR was fighting a battle within the country against the isolationists that didn't want the country to go to war. I understand that! What I don't understand is that FDR KNOWING that war WAS imminent did so little to re-arm the US military. For example, the US knew the strengths of the Japanese Navy & Air Force, but did very little to level the playing field. American fighter planes were much slower than Japanese Zeros, etc etc. Had the US done a better job of preparing the PI for an upcoming invasion or attack, the Japanese would have paid a higher price for invading Manila. But we see the same military incompetence at Midway, Guam, Hawaii and all across the board by the American high command. Later, videos make McArthur out to be a military genius but I beg to differ with that analysis. When the US finally declared war, the high command decided to attack Germany first, totally ignoring the plight of not only the POWs in the Philippines but also the innocent civilians, who paid a terrible price for their captivity under the Japanese regime. My dad had a statue of McArthur, as the savior of the PI, and we were forbidden from making negative comments about him (in my dad's presence) but the US military did a horrible job of preparing the PI for the upcoming war... and much of that falls on McArthur! Sorry dad!

My dad's record from WW!! show he was a tail gunner over the Philippines. When I finally saw a tail gunner compartment I was totally amazed he had survived without a single would from his service.

Finally a video to like

Let us for their souls and honour their heroic acts because, today is the eighty-first anniversary of Bataan Death March and at the same time, Happy Easter Sunday 2023!?

I know everyone is looking for the next Bitcoin but that’s like looking for the next Wheel or the next internal combustion engine. You can sit there on your porch and wait while we’re all buzzing by in our motor cars but even if you live to be a hundred you might not see another one....

Yamashita s treasure is came from gold planet exchange for a universe if those are suddenly invaders to rule other species planet its unfair for the first who owned the said territory... Thier army... But creator of said universe.... Its not about betrayal of bumblee bee mace....

I hope Peter Jackson can restore the old footage

There retreat on Bataan was a huge mistake. That place was a trap. No escape route. They should fought in guerrilla tactic and scattered all his troops in Luzon. Concentrated in ambush or saboteur till the large convoy from US arrive and regroup in some point or place to counter attack.

The day and Agony of 12 Cavalry under General Jhonathan Wainwright order to surrender from General Douglas McArthur ordered 🌟💂‍♀️🇵🇭🇺🇸

Even the army press forgets about a little National Guard unit full of good men from New Mexico, the 200th and 515th coastal artillery regiments. Imagine, had congress given those boys the updated weapons their European counterparts had…

"Poorly trained or not." These Philippine Reserves fought better than the professional British-Indian Malayan troops in the South. In fact the Japanese were so pissed off at them after that they had them do the death march.... (Probably it is because they were fighting on their own land rather than being a Colonial Unit) Edit: No offense to British-Indian troops, I think they fought very well in times.

Thank God we never fight like that anymore.We seek to destry the enemy within kill zones into which we have canalized him- TheFlexible Forward Defense ( at least that's what we called it while developing it)

Surrender of the Philippines? Philippines never surrender

Mao ning ingun sa akong lola ay: Before: Tago kay naay hapon! Now: Bukakaka kay naay hapon!

Liberation of Philippines Next Please

Next is the battle of manila.

Company C, 194th Tank Battalion came from Salinas, California. They would after WW2 become the 149th Armored Regiment. They were inactivated in 2007, and Soldiers became part of the 340th Support Battalion.