Battle for Cebu City

Battle for Cebu City
	Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
	; US troops riding on an M7 Priest enter Cebu City
Date	March 26 – April 8, 1945
Location	Downtown Cebu City, Cebu Island, Philippines
Result	Allied victory
Belligerents
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines;	Japan Second Philippine Republic;
Commanders and leaders
Robert L. Eichelberger; Ferdinand E. Zuellig; James M. Cushing ; Basilio J. Valdes	Takeo Manjome ; Rijome Kawahara †
Strength
14,900 U.S. troops; 8,500 Cebuano guerrillas	14,500 – 15,000 Japanese troops
Casualties and losses
American troops; 410 killed ; 1,700 wounded ; 8,000 sick	Japanese troops; 9,000 Killed ; Est. 2,000 committed suicide ; Est. 2,000 captured

The Battle for Cebu City (Filipino: Labanan sa Lungsod ng Cebu; Cebuano: Gubat sa Dakbayan sa Sugbo; Japanese: セブシティーのための戦い) was a major engagement of World War II that occurred between March 26 and April 8, 1945, during the second Philippines Campaign. The battle resulted in an Allied victory over the occupying Japanese Army and the liberation of Cebu City.

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