Talisay Landing
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Date26 March 1945
Location
Result
Allied victory
| Talisay Landing | |||||||
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| Part of World War II, Pacific War | |||||||
 Allied soldiers landing at the beach in Talisay | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States Philippines |
 Japan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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William Howard Arnold Albert Tilden Sprague James M. Cushing | |||||||
Talisay Landing was an Allied amphibious landing in the island of Cebu, Philippines on 26 March 1945 during World War II.[1] The landing was part of Operation Victor II, an Allied military campaign to liberate the islands of Cebu, Bohol, and Negros from the Japanese forces.[2]
Before the landing, the Cebu guerrilla force of 8,500 men and intelligence network alerted the Allied forces about the plan of the Japanese to scatter landmines in the landing areas to delay the Allied advance.[2][3] Armed with this knowledge, the landing was preceded by a bombardment of the beaches in Talisay to soften up Japanese positions.[4]
