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Events on Wednesday 6 May 1942 1
1942Fall of CorregidorLast US stronghold in the Philippines surrendersAfter weeks of bombardment, Japanese troops landed on the island fortress of Corregidor in Manila Bay. General Jonathan Wainwright surrendered all US forces in the Philippines. About 11,000 defenders were taken prisoner.