Monday, March 11, 2013

Guerrilla forces in the Philippines



When the U.S army was defeated and even when Macaurthur retreated to Australia, Guerrilia forces still continued to operate and fight the invaders in the country. The rebels were some villagers and former army troops who evaded capture during the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. The rebels made contact with Macaurthur's headquarters in Australia.They were told not to start any major operations until the actual invasion.The rebels were sabotageing enemy vehicles and camps, ambushing enemy troops and most importantly , collecting information for the invasion. During the occupation the country had guerrilla  transmitting and receiving stations stations all over the country, Durring , guerrilla attacks became more frequent.They also fought along side the advancing American forces and carried out recon missions for the Americans on the Leyte landings and Samar invasion.    

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