Bataan Death March begins

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10,000 U.S. and 45,000 Filipino prisoners of war are forced to march 120 miles to Pampanga Province. 5,200 Americans and thousands of Filipinos died during the forced march

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Bataan Death March begins". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=11046, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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