The surrender of Corregidor

6th May 1942: The last US and Philippine forces holding out in the tunnels under the fortified island are forced to surrender

May 6, 2022

Two days after the capture of tunnels of Corregidor the Japanese forced men to return to re-enact the surrender for the purposes of a propaganda photograph.

In the Philippines the main US forces on the Bataan peninsula had surrendered on 9th April. Just offshore on the island of Corregidor a force under General Wainwright had continued to hold out desp…

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