Battle for Cebu City | |||||||
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Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||
US troops riding on an M7 Priest enter Cebu City | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Robert L. Eichelberger Ferdinand E. Zuellig James M. Cushing Basilio J. Valdes |
Takeo Manjome Rijome Kawahara † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14,900 U.S. troops[1] 8,500 Cebuano guerrillas[2] | 14,500 – 15,000 Japanese troops[2][3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
American troops 410 killed 1,700 wounded 8,000 sick [4] |
Japanese troops 9,000 Killed Est. 2,000 committed suicide Est. 2,000 captured[4] |
The Battle for Cebu City (Filipino: Labanan sa Lungsod ng Cebu; Cebuano: Gubat sa Dakbayan sa Sugbo; Japanese: セブシティーのための戦い) was a major engagement of World War II that occurred between March 26 and April 8, 1945, during the second Philippines Campaign. The battle resulted in an Allied victory over the occupying Japanese Army and the liberation of Cebu City.
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