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On 9 January 1945, the U.S. Army returned to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Landing on the beaches along Lingayen Gulf, Sixth Army sought to undo the Imperial Japanese Army’s conquest of 1942. To that end, between 3 February and 3 March, elements of Sixth Army participated in a month-long block by block, building by building battle to liberate the Philippine capital of Manila from its Imperial Japanese occupiers.
“Liberation of Manila” recounts the U.S. Army’s most difficult experience with urban warfare during the Second World War, and the only one in the Pacific Theater.
Chapters:
Destination Luzon – 00:54
Luzon Strategic Plan for Attrition – 03:09
Return to Luzon – 14:05
The Path of Most Resistance – 24:26
Hell – 32:37
Breaking the Strongpoints – 38:52
Consolidation of Gains – 47:05
Intramuros – 52:19
A Destroyed Metropolis – 01:00:22
The Liberation of Manila – 01:06:58
Doctrine:
Subsurface areas (ATP 3-06) – 09:12
Engagement area (ADP 3-90) – 11:02
Obstacles and defeat in detail (ATP 3-06) – 11:40
Operations in depth (ADP 3-90) – 20:58
Artillery fire and urban operations (FM 3-09 and ADP 3-90) – 27:32
Mass atrocity response operation (ATP 3-07.6) – 35:15
Consolidate gains (ADP 3-0 and FM 3-03) – 47:37
Minimum-essential stability tasks (ADP 3-07) – 49:55
Movement to contact (FM 3-0) – 55:45
Six stability operation tasks (ADP 3-07) – 01:01:10
| Date Taken: | 07.02.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 07.09.2021 22:32 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 806296 |
| VIRIN: | 210702-A-ZA744-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_108443649 |
| Length: | 01:10:35 |
| Location: | LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, US |
| Downloads: | 74 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 74 |
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