Japanese invasion of Vigan

Japanese invasion of Vigan
	Part of Philippines campaign (1941–1942), Pacific War A map of Luzon Island showing Japanese landings and advances from 8 December 1941 to 8 January 1942.
Date	10 December 1941
Location	Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Result	Japanese victory
Belligerents
Japan	United States Philippines;

The Japanese Invasion of Vigan (Filipino: Paglusob ng mga Hapones sa Vigan, Ilocano: Dimmarup dagiti Hapones iti Vigan) on 10 December 1941 was one in a series of advance landings made by Imperial Japanese forces as first step in their invasion of the Philippines. The purpose was to obtain control of local air strips, which could be used as forward bases by fighter aircraft for operations further south. The first invasion was at Batan Island on 8 December 1941. This was followed by Vigan, Aparri, Legaspi, Davao, Jolo Island over the next few days^[1]

^ "The First Landings". Retrieved 18 March 2014.

[Hyper-1] "The First Landings". Retrieved 18 March 2014.

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