Battle of Bacsil Ridge

Battle of Bacsil Ridge Part of World War II and 1944-1945 Philippines Campaign Date March 19, 1945 Location Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines Result Filipino victory Belligerents  Philippine Commonwealth  Empire of Japan *  Imperial Japanese Army Commanders and leaders Russell W. Volckmann George Barnett Tomoyuki Yamashita Col. Hayashi Units involved 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL Japanese 14th Area Army Strength 121st Infantry 308th Bomb Wing 6,000 Japanese troops Casualties and losses 877 casualties 3,322 killed 407 captured

Philippines campaign (1944–45) Major battles in bold Luzon Mindoro Lingayen Gulf Bessang Pass Baguio Kirang Pass Bacsil Ridge Bongabon Gabaldon General Tinio Peñaranda Cabanatuan Bataan Manila Corregidor Los Baños Camarines Catanduanes Palawan Visayas Leyte Panay Simara Negros Cebu City Daanbantayan Samar Mindanao Bukidnon Cotabato and Maguindanao Davao Lanao Naval operations Convoy Hi-71 Shin'yō Maru incident Formosa Leyte Gulf Ormoc Bay Convoy Hi-81 Action of 24 July 1945

The Battle of Bacsil Ridge was fought on March 19, 1945 was one of the continued main battles of the Philippines Campaign of the Second World War are between the Filipino soldiers under the 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL, under the command of Russell W. Volckmann, and the Japanese Imperial forces under by General Tomoyuki Yamashita, which resulted in the capture of San Fernando, La Union on 23 March 1945, and Bacnotan, La Union after two months of fighting.^{[1]:198–199}

See also

• List of American guerrillas in the Philippines

References