Always remember “People come and go but heroes stay immortal. For information about how to add references, see Template:Citation. 9 Sea Road Galway. When they eyed shadows of Japanese garrison streaming out of Bessang, the American guns immediately fired at them. The battle was fought against the Filipino warriors (guerrillas) with the United States Army Forces in the Philippines, North Luzon (USAFIP, NL) a force of over 20 000 officers and men under the overall command of Colonel Russell W. Volckman, the known veteran of Battle of Bataan against the Japanese Imperial Forces that belonged to the Tora or Tiger Division “Tiger of Malaya” of Lt. Gen. Yosiharu Ozaki under the overall command of General Tomotuki Yamashita. It was the only major action in the larger battle in which the Americans were largely unprepared. On May 17, the 1st Battalion crept the legion of Japanese at Nalidaoan who clawed and roared back like trapped jungle animals. they were the ones in the books and tales but sometimes some heroes were just a mantle of the past, those heroes who fought across the clouds, heroes who fought a rubber match against life and death and heroes whose sacrifices were dismembered by history. Aside from its hellacious and trekking situation, logs and rocks fell down the slopes within the vicinity of namely; Namandiraan, Nalidaoan, Libo-Libo, Namogucan, and Buccual that causes landslides that blocked the road that even obliterated some of its portion. Soon, they were driven out of Cervantes once again. The 3rd battalion was suddenly ordered to pull out and reinforce the 121st Infantry’s 1st battalion which was in the midst of huge and brutal struggles over San Fernando, La Union. On March 13, they recaptured the town after a 5-hour fight. The Battle of Bessang Pass Commanded by Major George M. Barnett AUS, and later by Major Eulogio Bulao, the 121st Infantry was committed to the Bessang area on March 27, 1945. great caution as there were enemy outpost guards at every bend of the road leading to Bessang Pass. PHONE http://www.enotes.com/topic/Battle_of_Bessang_Pass The Battle of Bessang Pass Bessang Pass, in Cervantes town, one of the 14 mountainous towns of the province, was the last stronghold of the Japanese Imperial forces under Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, known as the Tiger of Malaya, and conqueror of Singapore. Bessang Pass is located in Cervantes, a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, more than 260 km north of Manila. It was the 3rd battalion of the 121st Infantry who sieged the garrison at Bitalag then afterwards attacked the Suyo that yielded three days of fighting. Peping Baclig, SGSI Board of Director said in his opening remarks: “ The Battle of Bessang Pass is considered the greatest military victory of Filipinos against the Japanese Imperial Army, it avenged the defeat in Bataan and Corregidor and the surrender of the U.S forces to the Japanese in 1942” Ceasing the fire of the murderous war was given on its highest peaks, victoriously waving flags and shirts. A place in history Bessang Pass is located in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, a … The Battle of Bessang Pass Began with the assault on the Japanese line at Bitalag, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur, by the United States Army Forces in the Philippines, North Luzon (USAFIP, NL), 8 January 1945, followed by the seizure of enemy strongholds along Highway 4 and the defeat of the Japanese Defenders of the Pass, 14 June 1945. http://bulatlat.com/news/5-19/5-19-bessang.htm Please improve this article by adding a reference. The Filipino soldiers retook Lower Cadsu and nearby hills on April 29. At 7:00 Am of June 14, Companies K and L of the 121st Infantry launched “one of the most dramatic assaults” in the Battle of Bessang Pass. The possible role of Escobar's guerillas in the battle that is the subject of this entry should be clarified or the paragraph removed as irrelevant.--Death Bredon 14:48, 10 May 2018 (UTC) They came into running battle up and down the hills. On June 14, the units of 121st launched a final assault on Buccual Ridge and planted a symbolic flag made from a dirty green face towel. The Filipinos was checked by the Japanese on Yubo Ridge and were able to overcome them on March 31. Is it true? Mortal danger sided the Filipinos when they failed to intercept the Japanese in Butac and the town of Cervantes. The guerrillas finished off 50 Japanese while losing one. Surely the men got Mt. Tagged With: Battle of Bessang Pass, Colonel John R. Vance, General Douglas MacArthur, Hartzell Spence, Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery), MacArthur's finance officer, Medal of Valor, military historian Dr. Ricardo Trota Jose, pilot Jesus Villamor, Sgt. The Battle of Leyte (D-1 to D-71) The area serves as a gateway to the Cordillera mountains and the city of Baguio. Talk:Battle of Bessang Pass. On February 10, in the midst of arrival into the town, two platoons of the company “L” engrossed the Japanese for 38 hours near Bessang. The highway itself was made of gravel that turned out to be muddy and slushy during rainy season. They merged and formed a Provisional Battalion. They finished the outnumbered remaining Japanese forces and drove across Abra River. The units of the USAFP-NL that fought at the battle were the 121st, 15th, 66th and the Provisional Infantry Regiments. He was then alerted by the radio to keep off the Bessang Pass as an air strike would shortly be taking place. It was part of the triangular defense of General Yamashita in the north, namely the Balete Pass, Villaverde Trail and Bessang Pass, guarding the Ifugao-Benguet-Vizcaya borders. printable version - js reader version - view hidden posts - tags and related articles REMEMBER AND COMMEMORATE THE VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF BESSANG PASS, 1945 by Alliance-Philippines (AJLPP) Wednesday, Jun. The tragedy of it all is that the battle of Bessang Pass is just a faint memory in the annals of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. 62nd Victory at the Battle of Bessang Pass Romeo Borje, a journalist in Los Angeles and the son of the late Col. Eduardo Borje of USIFNL, who was one of the heroes of Bessang Pass, explained about the significance of the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon on June 14, 1945. Most of them also fought in Bataan and Corregidor. The Battle off Samar (Filipino: Labanan sa may Samar) was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944. The Battle of Bessang Pass was fought from 9 January through 15 June 1945 in Cervantes, a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, located 260 km north of Manila. After 24 hours battle in Bessang, 172 enemies lay dead. On June 14, 1945, one of the greatest battle of World War II ended in a victory … The Filipinos had to bury the corpses before the occupation of the former Japanese positions. The victory in Bessang Pass is considered as one of the greatest victories in Philippine history. The troops bore the brunt of the fighting, sustaining over 2,000 casualties, including 600 men killed. The Filipinos spent 4 days to complete the sheer sweep of the antagonists where they washed an accounted of 166 Japanese KIA’s while mislaying two men. In the downstream of fighting, at 8:00 in the morning in the keen observation of the peeking sun through the crags, a whizzing American planes and explosion of the enemy’s attack have been pellucidly heard and after few hours of bombardment, a smoggy, thick, heavy, and dark smoke aroused in the sky that made it so vague, a zero visibility to dodge sneak attacks. Before Narcise be able to know it, the Japanese 73rd Infantry Regiment of the Tora (Tiger) Division commanded by Lt. Gen. Yoshiharu Ozaki thundered them with full prowess. Please improve this article by adding a reference. But the exigencies of war intervened. Filipinos got butchered and retreated at Lamagan Ridge. Marcos steals title of a colonel during Japanese times. Its fall on the hands of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines (USAFP-NL) on June 14, 1945 paved the way to the entrapment of Yamashita’s forces in the Cordillera until the general’s surrender in September 1945. The fight at Cervantes and Bessang had become a tug-of-war. Their advance was steady, gradual and costly. The Japanese in Lamagan were wiped out on April 21. Ceasing the fire of the murderous war was given on its highest peaks, victoriously waving flags and shirts. The first objective in clearing the road to Cervantes was the capture of Japanese-held at Suyo. For them, this battle was a payback for all the dishonor they suffered during the surrender of the Philippines and for the atrocities the Japanese inflicted on them. Tapao, Butac, and Kimposa that popped the loom in targeting Bessang. The Japanese strategy during the Battle of Luzon was to fight a delaying retreat from Baguio to Bayombong, and then to a final defensive position in Kiangan, Ifugao. The Japanese forces withdrew from Manila and other areas of Luzon after sacking and destroying Manila with a pogrom of atrocities. The next day, the 121st Infantry penetrated Buccual Ridge. On March 29, on the high grounds guarding the pass, they made a contact with the enemy. They worked their way through the ravines and precipices to get down to the river with only two pieces of artillery they got. It was part of the triangular defense of General Yamashita in the north, namely the Balete Pass, Villaverde Trail and Bessang Pass, guarding the Ifugao-Benguet-Vizcaya borders. On April 2, the patrol of the 1st Battalion infiltrated hostile positions east of Bessang an effected junction with the Provisional Battalion. EMAIL. In a forthcoming book, From Leyte to Bessang Pass, this writer retells the Liberation story simply and sequentially as it unfolded. They were pinned down and trapped. The sunrise together with a massive artillery bombardment added to the Filipinos’ surprise. Mauting were unable to ward off the enemy thus abandoned their positions. This memorial commemorates the victory on June 14, 1945 by Filipino soldiers serving the United States Army Forces in the Philippines Northern Luzon over the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Bessang Pass which led to Japan's eventual surrender and end to … The stay-behind-force of Japanese marines and Korean conscripts massacred more than 300,000 residents of south Manila and destroyed the city. On June 15, the guerrillas touched down the town of Cervantes. The initial fighting started in February 1945 around the town of Cervantes. The Battle of Bessang Pass (Filipino: Labanan sa Pasong Bessang Ilocano: Gubat ti Paso Bessang) was a major battle during the Philippines Campaign of World War II. Leeches sucked blood of the dead bodies of both friend and foe numerously scatted in the woods along Bessang. Malaria struck the men as well as diarrhea and dysentery ravaged the stamina of the guerrillas. We have heroes in the name of Lapu-Lapu, Dr. Jose Rizal, Apolinario Mabini etc. For the Battle of Bessang Pass was truly the culmination of the war in our country, the moment which signified the victory of our arms in battle. And for us Cervantenians, It is special when President Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated this monument/shrine for him being here on that special day makes us realize that this moment today can be shared not just in Ilocos Sur but throughout the whole country. The struggle continued in its seesaw fight. Buccual and pummelled the Filipinos. Mauting captured on March 7. With the great forged an alliance of the Filipino soldiers with the capture of Cervantes for the third time and the seizure of Bessang Pass, they flung open the backdoor to Yamashita’s defenses signaling that the battle has ended and they have won. There were about 3,400 men who were either killed or wounded in that epic battle for freedom and peace that ended on June 14, 1945. Filipinos at Lower Magoon and Mt. The bulk of the Infantry had linked up once again with the intrepid Company L. In the next two days, it continued the slow advance along the Highway No. As the month of May about to end, An American staff officer of the US Army I Corps arrived to the Volckmann’s headquarters. With its high altitude, it has only one kind of weather: cold, wet, murky, and somehow rainy. A place in history Bessang Pass is located in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, a province more than 260 kms north of Manila. The latter included Col. Russell Volckman, its commanding officer. On June 13, two days before the given deadline, the guerrillas exploited to rout them at Hill 99-W and to capture numbers of their various weapons and supplies. Bessang Pass was the last stronghold of the Japanese imperial forces under Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, known as the “Tiger of Malaya” and conqueror of Singapore. Great explosion brought out an obnoxious smell rained down from Mt. The battle was the crowning glory of the battle exploits of the all-Filipino USAFP-NL forces. 62nd Victory at the Battle of Bessang Pass Romeo Borje, a journalist in Los Angeles and the son of the late Col. Eduardo Borje of USIFNL, who was one of the heroes of Bessang Pass, explained about the significance of the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon on June 14, 1945. For us Filipinos, bravery and heroism is already a part of our DNA. It was nearly a glorious victory when the Japanese fell upon Cervantes far away from the town proximity, overran it, and then aggressively reinforce their troops at Bessang Pass. Col. Rigor’s unit broke through a formidable enemy defense line entrenched within the mountainous terrain. Thank You for being here and long live the great heroes of war. The 6th US Army critically needed the facilities of the port thus the Filipinos had to do such hazardous operation in eradicating the Japanese defenders. Manila became the most devastated city after Warsaw, gaining the moniker “The Warsaw of Asia.”. Its fall on the hands of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines (USAFP-NL) on June 14, 1945 paved the way to the entrapment of Yamashita’s forces in the Cordillera until the general’s surrender in September 1945. He and his men embraced the threat of the portentous darkness along the way. It was fought from 9 January through 15 June 1945 in Cervantes , a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur The area serves as a gateway to the Cordillera mountains and the city of Baguio. The one and only guerilla regiment, the 121st Infantry battled an undeniably formidable and combative enemy. MARCOS STEALS – Previous newspaper reports and Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s biography entail that he was the hero of Battle of Bessang Pass, an idea refuted by the man who claims that his father is the real hero. The Battle of Bessang Pass Began with the assault on the Japanese Line at Bitalag, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur, by the United States Army Forces in the Philippines, North Luzon(USAFIP,NL), 8 January 1945, followed by the seizure of enemy strongholds along highway 4 and the defeat of the Japanese defenders of the pass, 14 June 1945. This writer also endeavored to retell the story – minus the military jargon – from a Filipino perspective. To save the situation, the 3rd Battalion reinforced armed with mortar and mountain guns and succeeded in driving away the Japanese in Yubo Ridge. The company “L” led by Lt. Emilio N. Narcise hit the pass. With such losses, the guerrillas attacked the enemy at Lamagan, where they had been subsisting mainly on camote. Bessang Pass was the last stronghold of the Japanese imperial forces under Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, known as the “Tiger of Malaya” and conqueror of Singapore. Lower Cadsu, and more. Without air support at first, they attacked persistently armed only with rifles, submachine guns and their sheer guts until the first week of April when air and artillery support became available. It was part of the triangular defense of General Yamashita in the north, namely the Balete Pass, Villaverde Trail and Bessang Pass, guarding the Ifugao-Benguet-Vizcaya borders. http://la.indymedia.org/news/2011/06/246423.php, This article does not contain any citations or references. But let me share you a story, a story that was dear to us, as story that makes as who we are today, the story known as the battle for the clouds. Relentlessly, stronger attacks followed them from the Upper Cadsu and the Tagpo Ridges. April 5 was a day that proved to be difficult for the guerrillas. Col. The Battle of Bessang Pass was thus a sweet revenge for the Filipinos and Americans who participated in the three long years of war of resistance against the Japanese occupation forces. Fortunately, the guerrillas found an exit – the Butac River. No end was in sight for the gruesome battle. During the three long years of Japanese occupation, almost all of the forces of this command served as guerillas. The Battle of Bessang Pass was thus a sweet revenge for the Filipinos and Americans who participated in the three long years of war of resistance against the Japanese occupation forces. When the said backbone wrecked and the ray of the sun enters within the treetops and cleared the heavy and thick smoke of the bloody battle, it was the time for history to reign over. They looked for a way out. By March, the harder part of the battle commenced. info@irishmedicalherbalists.com. The battle lasted four months, with protracted, fierce, relentless and bloody hand to hand combat with a suicidal enemy. Col. Mayor's Office: +63 919 005 0237, BFP: +63 915 934 3419, Police Assistance: +63 918 583 2592, MDRRMC: +63 939 135 2637, Regional Public Safety Battalion: +63 920 627 2284, Email: cervantespadre05@gmail.com, Address: Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated., Department of Interior and Local Government, Copyright © 2021 | Official website of the Municipality of Cervantes, Proudly created by: Melvin L. Abel | A-Technologies & Design. Reinforced by gritty bolo men from Abra, they assaulted Bessang Pass in the rugged mountains of North Luzon. After liberating San Fernando, La Union, on March 29, the USAFP-NL forces started the all-out assault for Bessang Pass. Strategic places fell to their hands a midst famine and incessant combat: Lamagan, Yubo. After the struggle when Narcise and his men indeed needed help, the 1st Battalion moved first followed by the 2nd and the 3rd Battalions. The area serves as a gateway to the Cordillera mountains and the city of Baguio . A war made screen for combatants to launch surprise attacks and stronger defense in clashing. At the same time, the 121st Infantry was driving out the Japanese in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur on the western lowlands of the Pass, the other guerilla forces were clearing Ilocos Norte, the rest of Ilocos and Abra around the Tangadan area. This article does not contain any citations or references. They faced the crack 73rd Tora (Tiger) Division, the 79th Brigade, and the 357th Battalion led by Lt. General Yoshibaru Osaki. BESSANG PASS . While the guerrillas consolidated their forced in Cervantes, the enemy positioned at the outskirts of the town with employed mountain artillery and mortar to bombard the Filipinos. - The Battle of Bessang Pass Shrine - Solid sea of clouds - Towering pine trees - Cold weather ️ FACTS During World War II, this road serves as a gateway to the Cordillera mountains and the city of Baguio. The Filipinos had won triumphantly the merciless Battle for the Clouds, the bloodshed Battle of Bessang Pass. It was the second week of February 1945 when the Filipinos stormed and commenced the Battle of Bessang. For information about how to add references, see, Equipment of the Republic of Singapore Air Force, Philippines articles missing geocoordinate data, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Battles and operations of World War II involving the Philippines, Military history of the Philippines during World War II, South West Pacific theatre of World War II, http://bulatlat.com/news/5-19/5-19-bessang.htm, http://www.enotes.com/topic/Battle_of_Bessang_Pass, http://la.indymedia.org/news/2011/06/246423.php, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bessang_Pass?oldid=2482236, 15th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army (USAFIP-NL). Ten days later, they attacked and captured the Japanese garrison at Cervantes and burnt 60 Japanese in to a total crisp. On June 15, the guerrillas touched down the town of Cervantes. On April 11, the Japanese shelled Butac wherein the 121st stashed ammunition, guns, and clothing went belching in fire. And on this day that the cavalry ended with pride, tears, and honor. The History tells us about special things, special people and special moment. The Japanese forces fortified the hills and the ridges to stop any American offensive on their way to Baguio City and the Cordillera stronghold of Yamashita. The Battle of Bessang Pass was fought from 9 January through 15 June 1945 in Cervantes, a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, located 260 km north of Manila. The initial battle was fought in Bitalac, Tagudin on January 8, 1945 while the last was waged on June 14, 1945 at Nangyatan Hill. The town was guarded and left with one platoon as other men took Lower Magoon, and Mt. 15, 2011 at 8:46 AM ajlpp_us@yahoo.com 213-241-0906 1610 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, Ca 90026. It was fought from 9 January through 15 June 1945 in Cervantes, a municipality in the province of … The Filipinos had won triumphantly the merciless Battle for the Clouds, the bloodshed Battle of Bessang Pass. The Japanese surprised the men of the 2nd Battalion. Ozaki sent one more battalion of his 76th Infantry and recaptured Butac and slayed Filipino forces in Bessang. A week later, the 11th and 66th Infantry arrived to reinforce the Nacise’s Company “L” – L for “last company standing”. Only in 1982 did war vets begin to murmur, when Marcos, ten years into his military rule, alleged himself to be the real hero of the Battle of Bessang Pass. 4 in the resistance of sweeping enemies in the tunnels and pillboxes. The battle lasted for months. The gun battle was then called "Battle of Bessang Pass" where the Filipino soldiers defeated the Japanese troop led by Gen. Yamashita. Which such forces, they had one objective: to recapture Cervantes and win Bessang. Photo from: nhcphistoricsites.blogspot.com The Battle of Bessang Pass was a major battle during the Philippines Campaign of World War II. The Battle of Bessang Pass consisted of a series of battles fought over almost 6 months. : Map 2,88,99 The pass was the only access between Central Luzon and the Cagayan Valley, and was the scene of much bloody fighting in the Battle of Luzon, during the final stages of World War II.
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