The duty of protecting the southern and eastern flanks of Mindanao during the war in 1945 fell under Imperial Japanese Army Lt. Gen. Jiro Harada, leader of the 100th Division commander with control…
The duty of protecting the southern and eastern flanks of Mindanao during the war in 1945 fell under Imperial Japanese Army Lt. Gen. Jiro Harada, leader of the 100th Division commander with control over the 75th Brigade, 76th Brigade, and the 32nd Special Base Force of Rear Adm. Naoji Doi. Its primary mission was to block the Allied Forces from entering Davao City.
Lt. Gen. Harada’s division was to defend Catigan, and the hills north of the city. The Right Sector Unit, composed of five infantry battalions, secured the west side of Davao River, while the Left Sector Unit, a party of two regular infantry battalions, two provisional battalions, and the poorly armed Air Force's Hosono Unit, took the east side. Another battalion aided as a reserve.
To the general’s surprise, the 24th Division, which Lt. Gen. Harada expected to lead a frontal assault at the center, made no effort in mounting attacks against his flanks. Given this assessment, he moved two battalions from his flanks and transferred them to the highway sector where he focused most of his defenses. Still dissatisfied with his strong reserves, he took
The U.S. 19th Infantry's mission, meanwhile, was focused on overrunning the Japanese defenses east of the river, including the destruction of Rear Adm. Doi's concentration in Mandug. The remnants of the Left District Unit, on the other hand, were forced to retreat to the north where it took shelter. In pursuit, the U.S. 34th Infantry punched toward the Davao River,On June 10, the 24th Division took over the 100th Division's second line from Wangan to Mandug.
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