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The Abucay Line 9–23 January 1942. Two separate defensive lines crossed the Bataan peninsula. They were the 8,000 yards (7,300 m) Mauban line held by I Philippine Corps on the west, and the 15,000 yards (14,000 m) Abucay line held by the II Philippine Corps on the east. Wainwright commanded the I Philippine Corps of 22,500 troops.
Japanese breakthrough of the Orion-Bagac Line April 1942. At the start of World War II in 1942 after suffering heavy losses against the Imperial Japanese Army all over Luzon, the Filipino and American soldiers retreated to Bataan Peninsula to regroup for a last valiant but futile stand.
Compared to the Mauban-Abucay position, the Orion-Bagac line was a shorter, continuous line that spanned the middle of the Bataan Peninsula. Here, General's Lim's 41st Division was assigned to defend the center of the line, in front of Mt. Samat extending to the Pantingan River to the west.
The Orion–Bagac line showing the U.S. positions around 27 January 1942. The 41st Division was then ordered to hold east of Pantingan River in Pilar, Bataan and west of Mount Samat, along the Orion-Bagac Line, making them as the key unit to hold any southern movement of the Japanese forces through Trail 29. The 41st Division gave the stiffest ...
Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to seek explanations from the U.S. government over the "degrading treatment" of Brazilians on a deportation flight, the ministry wrote on X on Saturday ...
71st Infantry and 71st Division was withdrawn to Service Area Command and held as reserve force. The regiment was plugged to I Corps area during the Japanese Final Assault to Orion-Bagac Line in March. Bataan Defense Force was surrendered by General Edward P. King Jr. Commander of Luzon Force on April 9, 1942.
Next door, volunteers distributed free meals to people who waited in a long line that snaked around an empty lot. Eaton fire victim Jose Velazquez, left, hands a woman donated home goods supplies ...
Nov. 8—On November 8, 2006, the Israeli Defense Force shelled Beit Hanoun following a week-long operation in Gaza. It killed 19 people. In the last few weeks, the world has watched, with horror ...