4 real historical locations · Philippines
Based on the Cabanatuan Raid of January 1945, in which US Rangers and Filipino guerrillas rescued over 500 American prisoners from a Japanese camp — one of the most successful rescue missions in military history, accomplished with remarkable speed and minimal casualties.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Philippines.
January 30 1945 — the 6th Ranger Battalion and Filipino guerrillas raid Cabanatuan to rescue 511 survivors of the Bataan Death March.
The prisoners at Cabanatuan were survivors of the Bataan Death March — the 130km forced march in April 1942 in which 18,000 men died of disease, starvation, and summary execution. MacArthur called the Cabanatuan Raid ...
View location →The bridge crossing during the Rangers' 25-mile infiltration march to the Cabanatuan POW camp — the most daring rescue operation of the Pacific War.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci's 6th Ranger Battalion covered 25 miles of Japanese-held territory in darkness to reach the camp. The Cabu Bridge crossing was the most exposed moment of the approach, with Japanese troo...
View location →Where most of the Cabanatuan prisoners had served before their capture — survivors of the Bataan Death March and the fall of Corregidor.
The Fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942 produced 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners — the largest surrender in American military history. The subsequent Death March killed 10,000-18,000 men. The survivors ended up in ...
View location →The city the rescued prisoners were transported to — and the scene of the brutal Battle of Manila being fought simultaneously.
The Battle of Manila in February 1945 was being fought as the Cabanatuan raid occurred. 100,000 Filipino civilians died in the battle, mostly killed by Japanese forces. The rescue of 512 POWs provided a rare moment of...
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