Tag Archives: March of Death

This week in the War, 6–12 April 1942: Bataan—The march of death

This week in the war, on 9 April 1942, forces in the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines commanded by Major General Edward P. King Jr. surrendered unconditionally to the Japanese. A terrible ‘march of death’ began that day. Over 75,000 … Continue reading

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 6–12 April 1942: Bataan—The march of death