Palawan massacre
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U.S. Army personnel identified the charred remains of the Americans captured at Bataan and Corregidor and burned alive on Palawan, 20 March 1945 (left). Burial site of the Palawan Massacre, 14 December 1944. Photo taken by Bob Meza of the US Navy in March 1945 (right). | |
| Location | Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines |
| Date | 14 December 1944 (EDT) |
| Target | Allied Prisoners of war |
Attack type | Mass murder, massacre |
| Deaths | 139 |
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Plaza Cuartel, Puerto Princesa, site of the massacre
The Palawan massacre occurred on 14 December 1944, during World War II, near the city of Puerto Princesa in the Philippine province of Palawan. Allied soldiers, imprisoned near the city, were killed by Imperial Japanese soldiers. Only eleven men managed to survive, while 139 were killed.