- Bataan
- Peninsula of the Philippines, famous for a long forced march of defeated Allied soldiers by Japanese in which many thousands died in World War II.
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Bataan
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Bataan — Bataan is the peninsula on the island of Luzon in the Philippines where General Douglas MacArthur took a stand against the advancing Japanese army in January 1942. While MacArthur withdrew in March to head the buildup of U.S. forces elsewhere … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Bataan — Bataan, Provinz auf der Insel Luzon, eine Halbinsel auf der westlichen Seite der Bai von Manila bildend; arm u. wenig cultivirt; producirt aber den besten Zucker auf den Philippinen u. guten Indigo … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Bataan — Film de guerre de Tay Garnett, avec Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1943 Technique: noir et blanc Durée: 1 h 54 Résumé Aux Philippines en 1942, un commando américain a… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
Bataan — [bə tan′, bətän′] peninsula on SW Luzon, the Philippines: in WWII (1942), scene of a Japanese victory over American Philippine forces, marking the completion of the Japanese conquest of the Philippines … English World dictionary
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Bataan — 14° 40′ 00″ N 120° 25′ 01″ E / 14.6667, 120.417 … Wikipédia en Français
Bataan — Lage von der Provinz Bataan Bataan Bataan ist eine philippinische Provinz im Bezirk Central Luzon auf … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bataan — /beuh tan , tahn /; locally /bah tah ahn /, n. a peninsula on W Luzon, in the Philippines: U.S. troops surrendered to Japanese April 9, 1942. Also, Bataán. * * * … Universalium
Bataan — prov. S Luzon, Philippines; 517 sq. mi.; pop. 116,000; cap. Balanga; occupies Bataan Peninsula, scene of World War II surrender of U.S. forces to the Japanese … Webster's Gazetteer
Bataan (disambiguation) — Bataan often refers to a province of the Philippines. Other meanings, all of which were named after the province are:* Bataan Peninsula the landmass on which Bataan province lies * Battle of Bataan during 1942 in the Pacific War of World War II.… … Wikipedia
