Fort Santiago

Mydans, Carl

Fort Santiago Carl Mydans

Shown is the facade of the Spanish stone fortress which the United States Army The facade of the Spanish stone fortress that the U. S. Army Division used as an office building during the American regime. American tanks rammed through the centuries-old stone gate to allow the entry of the American First Cavalry in February 1945.


Circa 1941


World War II in the Pacific/Japanese Occupation of the Philippines 1941-1945


1941
American Military Headquarters
facade
february 1945
Fortifications
japanese occupation
luzon
magsaysay foundation
manila
mydans
relief
time-life
war correspondent
world war ii

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