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The Raid at Cabanatuan (Filipino: Pagsalakay sa Cabanatuan), also known as the Great Raid (Filipino: Ang Dakilang Pagsalakay), was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
On January 30, 1945, a group of U.S. Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas set out on a daring nighttime raid on Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines. Led by Ranger Colonel Henry Mucci, they hoped to rescue over 500 American prisoners, including some held by the Japanese since the Bataan Death March.
The four POW rescue missions that Galen Kittleson participated in were the raid at Oransbari and the Cabanatuan Raid during World War II, and both the attempted rescue of U.S. Army Special Forces Captain James N. ‘Nick’ Rowe, and the Son Tay Raid during the Vietnam War.
Sep 1, 1994 · A gripping chronicle of one of the most harrowing rescue missions ever undertaken as told in all its gritty detail by the heroes who made it happen, The Great Raid on Cabanatuan is both a first-class piece of military scholarship and a thrilling adventure story.
Aug 11, 2005 · The movie is based on the true story of a famous raid by U.S. Army Rangers and Philippine guerillas, who attacked the Japanese POW camp at Cabanatuan and rescued more than 500 Americans, with the loss of only two American and 21 Filipino lives. Nearly 800 Japanese died in the surprise attack.
Mar 21, 2013 · Cesar Montano in ‘The Great Raid’. By PABLO A. TARIMAN. THIS year is the 68th anniversary of the heroic rescue of allied prisoners of war and civilians from a Japanese concentration camp near Cabanatuan City on January 30, 1945.
Jan 29, 2015 · During World War II, U.S. Army Rangers with Filipino guerrillas led a mission to free 513 prisoners of war being held by Japan at the Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines. The 30-minute raid...
Jul 10, 2013 · The great raid on Cabanatuan. by. William B. Breuer. Publication date. 1994. Topics. World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan., World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan. Publisher. J. Wiley & Sons.
Sep 1, 2021 · The great raid on Cabanatuan : rescuing the doomed ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor. by. Breuer, William B., 1922-2010. Publication date. 1994. Topics. World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan. Publisher. New York : J. Wiley & Sons.
Dec 8, 2021 · The great raid : rescuing the doomed ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor. by. Breuer, William B., 1922-2010. Publication date. 2005. Topics. World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese, World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines. Publisher.
