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"War Plan Orange mandated that if attacked by Japan the U.S. Army garrison would withdraw to the Bataan Peninsula. Plan Orange did not envision a subsequent relief effort for the American forces holed up in Bataan. The administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt had decided that in the event of a new world war it would follow a “defeat Germany first” global strategy, and as a result the Philippines would have to be sacrificed."
Defending Bataan
Posted from warfarehistorynetwork.com
Military History
Operations
American History
Philippines
Combat
Posted 8 y ago
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Great history lesson! I have always admired and been inspired by the stories of the great heroism shown by our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in defending the Philippines under the toughest of circumstances. To have so few resources yet put up such a stiff resistance is awe inspiring. And to think many of the defenders were pressed into doing things they had never been trained to do. The defenders fought on, even though they had almost no food or ammunition, their actions are a testament to their bravery and heroism. For these same heroes to then be subjected to the most humiliating and inhumane treatment by their Japanese captors is heartbreaking in the extreme.
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What isn't mentioned in the Article is that the two tank battalions were National Guard. A Co, 192nd Tank Battalion was the former 32nd Tank Company from Janesville, WI. Of the 99 men mobilized in 1940, only 35 survived the war.
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LTC Eric Udouj
I have seen at least one great article on armor and cavalry used in the PI defensive campaign....
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While At The Base At Cabatawan We Learned a lot about the battle and the Operations In PI...
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