Philippines 1944 World War II Philippines 10th November, 1944 : The struggle for control of the Philippines was predicted at this time to be long and hard. A total of 35,000 Japanese troops had just entered the province of Leyte. Americans were hard at battle in this area as well. Furthermore, the United States was seemingly discouraged that the Japanese were able to quickly replace severe military losses so quickly. However, the American General Douglas Mc Arthur was not ready to give up. 1944: The Red Cross makes a limited visit to Auschwitz, but is shielded from the extermination facilities.
