Back اقتحام كاباناتوان Arabic Raid at Cabanatuan English El gran rescate Spanish Raid de Cabanatuan French הפשיטה על מחנה השבויים בקבנטואן HE Cabanatuani rajtaütés Hungarian Raid a Cabanatuan Italian Rajd na Cabanatuan Polish Рейд на Кабанатуан Russian การตีโฉบฉวยที่คาบานาตวน Thai
U.S. Rangers behind Japanese lines on their way to rescue the prisoners
The Raid at Cabanatuan, also known as The Great Raid, was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese prisoner of war camp near Cabanatuan City, in the Philippines. With the landing and advance of General Douglas MacArthur in late 1944, it was feared the Japanese would move the prisoners to Japan or kill them.[1] On January 30, 1945, during World War II, United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas liberated 511 prisoners from the camp.[2] The daring raid is still studied by Army Rangers today as a classic example.[3]
- ↑ Val Lauder (29 January 2015). "Remember 'The Great Raid' of 1945". CNN. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "1945 Raid on Cabanatuan". Olive-Drab.com LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "The Great Raid--The Facts Behind the Story". Warriors, Inc. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2016.