Battle of Bacsil Ridge

Part of World War II and 1944-1945 Philippines Campaign

Date	March 19, 1945
Location	San Fernando, La Union Philippines
Result	Filipino victory

Belligerents

Philippine Commonwealth

Japan

Imperial Japanese Army

Commanders and leaders

Russell W. Volckmann

George Barnett

Tomoyuki Yamashita

Col. Hayashi

Units involved

121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL

Japanese 14th Area Army

Strength

121st Infantry
308th Bomb Wing

6,000 Japanese troops

Casualties and losses

877 casualties

3,322 killed
407 captured

The Battle of Bacsil Ridge was fought on March 19, 1945 was one of the continued main battles of the Philippines Campaign of the Second World War are between the Filipino soldiers under the 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL, under the command of Russell W. Volckmann, and the Japanese Imperial forces under by General Tomoyuki Yamashita, which resulted in the capture of San Fernando, La Union on 23 March 1945, and Bacnotan, La Union after two months of fighting.

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