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The American and Philippino soldiers marched from Corregidor across the Bataan peninsula did so with insufficient amounts of food, medicine, water and rest, and were subject to death by bayonet at the whim of their captors for any or no apparent reason.

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What type of battle was The Bataan Death March?

The Bataan Death March was not a battle. It was a forced death march, e.g. being forced to march at least 80 miles under extreme conditions. Over 10,000 soldiers died during The Bataan Death March.


Who committed the bataan death march?

Japanese soldiers forced their American prisoners to undergo the Bataan Death March.


What was the name of the forced death march in the Philippines?

The Bataan Death March.


Who were the prisoners of war who were forced to march in the bataan march?

Americans and Filipinos


How did Bataan death marches get its name?

The Bataan Death March got its name when nearly 72,000 American and Filipino prisoners during WWII were forced to march from the southern part of Bataan to the northern side. During the march, over 10,000 died due to harsh treatment or hot weather conditions. In 1942 after MacArthur was forced to leave the Philippines because the Japanese had invaded it, Bataan Peninsula was surrendered to the Japanese, and all these soldiers were taken prisoners.


Who were the prisoner of war who were forced to march in the Bataan death march?

Americans and Filipinos


What place was the Japanese forced 78000 us and filipino prisioners of war to march 65 miles?

The Japanese forced 78,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war to march 65 miles from Bataan to Capas in the Philippines in April 1942. This became known as the Bataan Death March, during which thousands of prisoners died due to harsh conditions, lack of food and water, and brutal treatment by the Japanese forces.


Who was forced to march in the bataan death march?

Filipino and American soldiers whom were prisoners of the Japanese


The Bataan death march was forced march of Japanese prisoners of war on the Malay of peninsula?

The Bataan Death March was a brutal forced march of Filipino and American prisoners of war by Japanese forces during World War II, occurring in April 1942. After the surrender of Bataan, approximately 75,000 soldiers were subjected to a grueling trek of around 65 miles under harsh conditions, leading to thousands of deaths from exhaustion, disease, and execution. The march became a symbol of wartime brutality and the suffering endured by POWs. It is not associated with the Malay Peninsula; rather, it took place on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines.


What happened in the Bataan Death March?

The weary defenders of bataan finaly surrendered, nearly 78,000 prison of war were forced to march-sick exhausted, and starving-65 miles (105km) to a Japanese prison camp. Thousands died on this march, which came to be known as the Bataan death march.


What is the name of the forced march of US and Ffilipino prisoner of the war after the Japanese conquered the Philippines?

Bataan Death March


How did bataan march get his name?

The Bataan March, also known as the Death March, got its name from the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines, where the event took place during World War II. After the Japanese captured American and Filipino forces in April 1942, they forced thousands of prisoners to march approximately 65 miles under harsh conditions to a prison camp. The name reflects the location and the tragic nature of the march, which resulted in significant suffering and death among the soldiers.