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CONCLUSION
Japanese troops march through Malinta, with arms shouldered, whilst surrendered troops stand by attempting to come to terms with the unthinkable. |
The landing attack against Corregidor was made by superior number of Japanese all of whom were veterans of many Malayan landing operations. It was supported by overwhelming artillery fire and aerial bombardment. The troops of the garrison were in half starved, mentally and physically exhausted condition. It was their first action in close ground combat. Even under these conditions the resistance offered was gratifyingly obstinate and was indicative of the splendid leadership and fortitude throughout all ranks of the defenders. The Japanese had been forced to defeat a field army to spend five months softening the defenses of the fortified islands, and to make a costly landing in Corregidor, in order to capture a few outmoded seacoast batteries. These batteries had denied the entrance to Manila Bay to the enemy throughout this period and thus had prevented him from completing and exploiting, to the fullest extent, his conquest of the Philippines.
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