Rescue of American Prisoners: U.S. Military Operation
The objective of this project is to carry out a rescue operation of 511 Americans and Allied forces from the Japanese POW (prisoner of war) camp very near the Cabanatuan. The six Ranger Battalion element, Alamo Scouts as well Filipino guerillas reinforced the operations in order to liberate 511 Americans prisoners held by the Japanese. Overview of the operation reveals that it was one of the difficult and successful operations ever carried out by the Rangers. This study evaluates the military decision process regarding the operation, and discusses the competent strategy Lt Col Mucci and the subordinate employed in competing for the operation[footnoteRef:1]. [1: Department of Army. FM 6-0 Commander and Staff Organizations and Operations. USA. 2015.]
Mission
The mission of Lt Col Mucci was to liberate 511 America prisoners held hostage by the Japanese forces.
Commander Intent
The purpose of the operation is to use the military assault to take the Japanese forces by surprise and evacuate the prisoners to the friendly zone. To carry out the operation, we need to annihilate the Japanese guards. The Ist Platoon would be directed to kill the Japanese found at different locations. Moreover, the task of the 2nd Platoon was to eliminate the guards stationed at the rear entrance in the compound occupied by the prisoners. The six-man bazooka team was chosen from the 2nd platoon to destroy the Japanese pillbox. The task of the Alamo Scouts was to play a critical role in the surveillance of the stockade before the attack. More importantly, the role the Filipino Guerrillas were to serve as guides and provide the helping hands during the rescue operations. The techniques and principles in the liberation operations were to use a total discretion to carry out the operations without being detected by the Japanese enemies. The intent was to use a complete surprise over...
Raid at Cabanatuan: U.S. Military Operation The ROF (Raid at Cabanatuan) is a military operation aimed to rescue American and Allied (POWs) prisoner of wars from the Japanese camp very close to Cabanatuan City in Philippines. The rescue was carried out by 6th Ranger Battalion and reinforced by Filipino and Alamo Scouts guerillas, which had liberated 511 American and Allied prisoners, was the most complex and difficult operation ever carried out
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