Los Banos Prison Camp Raid (1945, Philippines)

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23 Feb 2021

ON THIS DATE IN AIRBORNE HISTORY - 23 FEB 1945...The Los Banos Prison Camp Raid.

Elements of the 11th Airborne Division spearheaded a truly legendary airborne-led attack in cooperation with local Filipino guerrillas on Los Banos Prison Camp in Laguna, Philippines. This successful operation liberated 2,147 Allied civilian and military internees.

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