Battle for Cebu City

Battle for Cebu City
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
US troops riding on an M7 Priest enter Cebu City
Date March 26 – April 8, 1945 Location Downtown Cebu City, Cebu Island, Philippines Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United States  Commonwealth of the Philippines	Japan  Second Philippine Republic
Commanders and leaders
Robert L. Eichelberger Ferdinand E. Zuellig James M. Cushing Basilio J. Valdes	Takeo Manjome Rijome Kawahara †
Strength
14,900 U.S. troops[1] 8,500 Cebuano guerrillas[2]	14,500 – 15,000 Japanese troops[2][3]
Casualties and losses
American troops 410 killed 1,700 wounded 8,000 sick [4]	Japanese troops 9,000 Killed Est. 2,000 committed suicide Est. 2,000 captured[4]

The Battle for Cebu City (Filipino: Labanan sa Lungsod ng Cebu; Cebuano: Gubat sa Dakbayan sa Sugbo; Japanese: セブシティーのための戦い) was a major engagement of World War II that occurred between March 26 and April 8, 1945, during the second Philippines Campaign. The battle resulted in an Allied victory over the occupying Japanese Army and the liberation of Cebu City.