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Appendix F: Strength and Deployment of Japanese in the Southern Philippines

Palawan and Offshore Islets
Army ground forces 600 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 900 Army 300
Naval forces 250 Navy 50
Noncombatant civilians ––– 350
1,750
Zamboanga Peninsula
Army ground forces 4,600 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 800 Army 3,500
Naval forces 3,500 Navy 1,000
Noncombatant civilians ––– 4,500
8,900
Sulu Archipelago
Army ground forces 2,400 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 1,150 Army 1,650
Naval forces 350 Navy 50
Noncombatant civilians ––– 1,700
3,900
Panay and Offshore Islets
Army ground forces 2,235 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 175 Army 1,500
Naval forces 25 Navy –––
Noncombatant civilians 400 1,500
2,835
Northwestern Negros Island
Army ground forces 5,500 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 7,500 Army 4,000
Naval forces 500 Navy –––
Noncombatant civilians 100 4,000
13,600
Cebu Island
Army ground forces 8,690 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 400 Army 2,250
Naval forces 3,710 Navy 300
Noncombatant civilians 1,700 2,550
14,500
Bohol Island
Army ground forces 230 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 50 Army 180
Naval forces 50 Navy –––
Noncombatant civilians ––– 180
330
Southeastern Negros Island
Army ground forces 800 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 350 Army 500
Naval forces 150 Navy –––
Noncombatant civilians ––– 500
1,300
Eastern Mindanao
Army ground forces 28,775 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 8,050 Army 14,370
Naval forces 6,465 Navy 500
Noncombatant civilians 12,580 14,870
55,850
Totals
Army ground forces 53,810 Trained combat effectives
Army air forces 19,375 Army 28,250
Naval forces 15,000 Navy 1,900
Total military 88,185 Total 30,150
Noncombatant civilians 14,780
Grand Total 102,965

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