"America, We Stand Beside You" - Philippine World War II era song

Описание: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, May 6, 1942, the fortress island of Corregidor falls to the invading Japanese forces.

The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor), fought May 5–6, 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.

The fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942, ended all organized opposition by the U.S. Army Forces Far East to the invading Japanese forces on Luzon, in the northern Philippines. The island bastion of Corregidor, with its network of tunnels and formidable array of defensive armament, along with the fortifications across the entrance to Manila Bay, was the remaining obstacle to the 14th Japanese Imperial Army of Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma. Homma had to take Corregidor, since as long as the island remained in American hands, the Japanese would be denied the use of Manila Bay, the finest natural harbor in the Far East.

The Japanese losses from January 1 – April 30 and from the initial assault landings on May 5/6, were about 900 dead and 1,200 wounded, while the defenders suffered 800 dead and 1,000 wounded.

Corregidor's defeat marked the fall of the Philippines and Asia, but Imperial Japan's timetable for the conquest of Australia and the rest of the Pacific was severely upset. Its advance was ultimately checked at the battle for New Guinea, and at Guadalcanal, the turning point in the Pacific War.

About 4,000 of the 11,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from Corregidor were marched through the streets of Manila to incarceration at Fort Santiago and Bilibid Prison, criminal detention centers turned POW camps. US Army and Navy nurses (the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor") continued to work on Corregidor for several weeks, and were then sent to Santo Tomas. The rest were sent off in trains to various Japanese prison camps. General Wainwright was incarcerated in Manchuria. Over the course of the war, thousands were shipped to the Japanese home islands as slave labor. Some were eventually freed at the Raid at Cabanatuan and during the battle for Manila's liberation. While most of the Allied forces on Corregidor surrendered, many individuals continued fighting as guerrillas.

General Masaharu Homma, who conquered the Philippines in five months instead of the projected two, ended up being relieved of his command.

The U.S. Army recaptured the island in 1945.

(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battl...)

"America, We Stand Beside You" is a Philippine march composed by Antonino Buenaventura for mixed chorus and band in 1941. Written in English, it expresses the Philippines' loyalty to stand with the United States during the outbreak of the Second World War.

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SOURCES

Audio:    • Philippine 78 RPM America We Stand Beside You  

Images:

“Flag of the Philippines (1946-1985, 1986-1998)”. Retrieved from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_...

“Flag of the United States (1912-1959)". Retrieved from https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/...

“Greater Coat of Arms of the United States. Retrieved from https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/...

"Emblem of the Commonwealth Government". Retrieved from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...

"Filipino Guerrillas with American soldier". Retrieved from https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-...

Video footage:

"Filipino infantry Regiment in the US Army 1943". Video uploaded by Jonny14 in Youtube. Retrieved from    • Filipino Infantry Regiment in the US Army ...  

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