Battle of Wawa Dam

Battle of Wawa Dam
Part of the Philippines Campaign of World War II
DateFebruary 28 – May 31, 1945
Location14°43′40″N 121°11′30″E / 14.72778°N 121.19167°E / 14.72778; 121.19167
Result Allied victory
Belligerents

 United States

 Japan

Commanders and leaders
United States Douglas MacArthur
United States Walter Krueger
United States Oscar Griswold
United States Charles P. Hall
Commonwealth of the Philippines Yay Panlilio
Empire of Japan Tomoyuki YamashitaEmpire of Japan Shizuo Yokoyama
Empire of Japan Takashi Kobayashi[1]
Empire of Japan Osamu Kawashimai
Empire of Japan Susumu Noguchi[2]
Units involved

Ground units:
SixthArmy

Commonwealth of the Philippines Filipino Guerilla Forces

Air units:

Ground units:
Empire of Japan Shimbu Group

Naval units:
Imperial Japanese Navy

  • Manila Naval Defense Group[2]
    • 3rd Naval Battalion
    • 4th Naval Battalion
Strength
40,000 30,000[5][3]
Casualties and losses
Filipino and U.S. forces
315 killed
1010 wounded
Imperial Japanese military
~ 7,000 killed

The Battle of Wawa Dam (Filipino: Labanan sa Dam ng Wawa), also known as the Seizure of Wawa Dam (Filipino: Pag-agaw sa Dam ng Wawa), was the side action during the Battle of Manila, yet the longest continuous combat during the Liberation of the Philippines, to secure the vital water sources east of the capital from February 20 – May 31, 1945, and was the critical battle that neutralized the Japanese Shimbu Group which controlled the Sierra Madre mountain range east of Manila and Southern Luzon.[6][2]

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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Marine Corps History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Ricks, Gregory (18 November 2015). "Ipo Dam: A Campaign For Water". Warfare History Network. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ Smith, Robert Ross. "HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Triumph in the Philippines [Chapter 22]". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 18 April 2023.