Topside Parade Ground - The Battle to Recapture Corregidor
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Battle to Recapture Corregidor: March 2, 1945 the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team, the “Rock Force,” jumping from an altitude of 400 feet dropped an assault force on the Topside Barracks’ parade grounds and nearby golf course. A battle ensued and within minutes, the 503rd paratroopers had killed the Japanese commander (Capt. Akira Itagaki) and a large majority of the Japanese troops. The paratroopers lost 169 men. After 14 days of fierce fighting, Corregidor was declared secure, and the 503rd raised the American flag in the presence of General MacArthur at Topside Barracks. March 2, 1945 was nine days short of the third year anniversary of MacArthur’s departure from Corregidor in 1942. The Battle for Corregidor involved one of the most complex and successful airborne operations in World War II. (Taken from http://corregidor.org/heritage_battalion /60thanniv.html)
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