<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Japanese Occupation of the Philippines </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Pacific theater of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> A Japanese soldier standing in front of an American propaganda poster during the occupation of the Philippines in 1943 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 8 May 1942--5 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Philippines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> 1941--42: Japanese victory (show) <Ul> <Li> Imperial Japan invades the Philippines (1941--1942) and establishes pro-Japan Council of State (1942--1943) </Li> <Li> Philippine Commonwealth government forced into exile (1942--1945) </Li> <Li> General Headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army stationed and moved in the province (1942 - 1945) </Li> <Li> Japanese puppet state Second Philippine Republic established (1943--1945) </Li> <Li> Bureau of Constabulary and Makapili established by the Japanese Occupation and Second Republic (1942 - 1945) </Li> </Ul> 1944--1945: Allied victory (show) <Ul> <Li> Allied forces liberate the Philippines (1944--1945) </Li> <Li> Philippine Constabulary re-established under the Commonwealth regime (1944 - 1945) </Li> <Li> Second Republic is dissolved (1945) and Commonwealth returns (1945--1946) </Li> <Li> The Philippines become independent from the United States (1946) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> United States </P> <Ul> <Li> Commonwealth of the Philippines </Li> </Ul> <P> Hukbalahap </P> Unaffiliated Moro Muslim insurgents </Td> <Td> <P> Japan </P> <Ul> <Li> Second Philippine Republic </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> GA Douglas MacArthur (26 July 1941--30 June 1946) Pres . Manuel L. Quezon † (15 Nov. 1935--1 Aug. 1944) Pres . Sergio Osmeña (1 Aug. 1944--28 May 1946) Maj Gen. Basilio J. Valdez (1 Jan. 1939--7 Nov. 1945) </P> <P> Chairman Luis Taruc </P> Moro leaders (show) <Ul> <Li> Datu Gumbay Piang </Li> <Li> Salipada Pendatun </Li> <Li> Sultan of Sulu Jainal Abirin </Li> <Li> Sultan of Ramain Alonto </Li> <Li> Datu Pino </Li> <Li> Datu Busran Kalaw </Li> <Li> Amer Manalao Mindalano </Li> <Li> Sultan Mohamad Ali Dimaporo </Li> <Li> Datu Lacub </Li> <Li> Datu Dimalaung </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Lt Gen. Masaharu Homma (3 Jan. 1942--8 June 1942) Gen. Shizuichi Tanaka (8 June 1942--28 May 1943) Gen. Shigenori Kuroda (28 May 1943--26 Sept. 1944) Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita (26 Sept. 1944--2 Sept. 1945) </P> Pres . José P. Laurel (14 Oct. 1943--17 Aug. 1945) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Units involved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> Armed Forces </Dt> </Dl> Philippines (show) <Ul> <Li> Philippine Commonwealth Army </Li> <Li> Philippine Constabulary (from 1944) </Li> <Li> Philippine Army Air Corps (from 1945) </Li> </Ul> United States (show) <Ul> <Li> United States Army </Li> <Li> United States Marine Corps </Li> <Li> United States Navy </Li> <Li> United States Army Air Force </Li> </Ul> Resistance and Irregular Forces (show) <Ul> <Li> Hunters ROTC </Li> <Li> Markings Filipino - American Guerrillas </Li> <Li> Other local recognized guerrilla units </Li> </Ul> <P> Hukbalahap fighters </P> Moro Juramentados </Td> <Td> Imperial Japan (show) <Ul> <Li> Imperial Japanese Army </Li> <Li> Imperial Japanese Navy </Li> <Li> Makapili </Li> </Ul> <P> Second Philippine Republic </P> <Ul> <Li> Bureau of Constabulary (until 1944) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Japanese Occupation of the Philippines </Th> </Tr>

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