Battle of Manila from February 3, 1945 to March 3, 1945 resulted to destruction of bridges, national buildings, churches of Intramuros which was then known as the spiritual headquarters of the country where seven of the religious orders had their headquarters in the Walled City and lost thousands of lives caused by the entrenched Japanese forces and the artillery strikes of American forces. 🇺🇲💥🇯🇵 Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) | World War II in the Philippines

World War II in the Philippines

Lacson on key takeaways from campaign sorties