Battle of Visayas

Battle of Visayas
Part of the Pacific theater of World War II
U.S. soldiers during landings at Talisay Beach, Cebu Island, 26 March 1945. U.S. National Archives
Date 18 March – 15 August 1945 Location Visayas region, Philippines Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United States  Commonwealth of the Philippines	Japan  Second Philippine Republic
Commanders and leaders
Robert L. Eichelberger Rapp Brush William H. Arnold James M. Cushing Macario P. Peralta Jr. Ruperto Kangleon	Sōsaku Suzuki † Takeo Manjome
Strength
17,000 U.S. troops 18,500 Filipino guerrillas	32,000 Japanese troops
Casualties and losses
835 killed 1,905 wounded	14,300 killed 1,230 wounded

The Battle of Visayas (Filipino: Labanan sa Visayas; Visayan languages: Gubat sa Kabisay-an) was fought by U.S. forces and Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese from 18 March – 15 August 1945, in a series of actions officially designated as Operations Victor I and II, and part of the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines during World War II. The battle was waged to complete the recapture of the central portions south of the archipelago and secure them from remaining Japanese forces.