February 16

Americans on the Bataan Death March.

Americans fighting to recapture the Bataan Peninsula.

On February 16, 1945 the Bataan Peninsula was recaptured by the Allies. Bataan had been under Japanese control since 1942 after they launched a massive offensive against the Allies. The peninsula was a major strategic point in the Pacific Ocean, and was the site for the infamous and deadly Bataan Death March.