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BABUYAN IS Aparri Bontoc L U Z O N Bambang San Fernando Baguio CLARK FIELD MANILA Infanta BATAAN LUBANG POLILLO Batangas MINDORO MARINDUQUE TABLAS SIBUYAN Margarin San Jose BUSUANGA BURIAS MASBATE SAMAR Legaspi BICOL PENINSULA CATANDUANES SHOBU GROUP 152,000 Gen. Yamashita KEMBU GROUP 30,000 Maj. Gen. Tsukada SHIMBU GROUP 80,000 Lt. Gen. Yokoyama PHILIPPINE SEA SIBUYAN SEA SOUTH CHINA SEA ELEVATION IN FEET 0 500 1000 and Above 0 80 Miles THE ENEMY ON LUZON 11 January 1945 Military Area Covered by soldiers with rifles, a flamethrower operator with the 25th Infantry Division burns out a well-fortified Japanese pillbox in Baleta Pass, near Baguio, Luzon, P.I., 23 March 1945. Maj. Gen. Verne D. Mudge of the 1st Cavalry Division holds a conference with his officers on a road just behind the front in the Paco section of Manila, Luzon, P.I., 12 February 1945. CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY UNITED STATES ARMY WASHINGTON, D.C. www.history.army.mil Soldiers cover the advance of a flamethrower to to set fire to an enemy bunker in the Cabaruen Hills near Urdanota, Luzon, P.I., 27 January 1945. XX XX I XXX XIV 40th Div 37th Div 6th Div 43d Div I Corps XIV Corps Agno River ZAMBALES MOUNTAINS Villasis Urdaneta Sual Aguilar Santa Cruz Paniqui Camiling Bayambang San Carlos Lingayen Dagupan Santa Barbara Binalonan San Jacinto San Fabian Rosario Santo Tomas Baguio Aringay ELEVATION IN FEET 0 1000 2000 and Above 0 10 Miles Main Axis of Attack Front Line, 11 Jan Patrols, 17 Jan Front Line, 17 Jan SIXTH ARMY LANDINGS 9–17 January 1945

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