World War II (1941-1945) and The Japanese Occupation (1942-1945)
- The Philippines Campaign (1941–1942), the World War II conquest of the Philippine Islands by Japan in 1941–1942 and the defense of the islands by Filipino and American forces
- The Philippine Commonwealth military and armed guerrilla resistance against occupying Japanese forces between 1942 and 1945 during World War II; see Japanese occupation of the Philippines
- The Philippines Campaign (1944–45), the World War II Allied campaign of October 1944-August 1945 to defeat Japanese forces occupying the Philippine Islands
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