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{{Infobox Military Conflict
|conflict=Raid at Cabanatuan
|image=[[File:POWs celebrate.jpg|300px|alt=A couple hundred men are all facing the camera, smiling and cheering. Many have their hands raised. The men are wearing uniforms, t-shirts, and shorts. Huts and trees can be seen in the background.]]
|caption=Former Cabanatuan POWs in celebration, January 30, 1945
|partof=World War II, [[Pacific War|Pacific theater]]
|date=January 30, 1945
|place=[[Cabanatuan City]], [[Nueva Ecija]], [[Philippines]]
|result=Decisive [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] victory
|combatant1={{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[United States]] <br /> {{flagicon|Philippines|1919}} [[Commonwealth of the Philippines|Philippine Commonwealth]]
|combatant2={{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} [[Empire of Japan]]
|commander1={{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Henry Mucci]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Robert Prince (Captain)|Robert Prince]]<br />{{flagicon|Philippines|1919}} [[Juan Pajota]]<br />{{flagicon|Philippines|1919}} [[Eduardo Joson]]
(contracted; show full)rdate=December&nbsp;1, 2006|season=2|number=5|minutes=29:20}}</ref> The Americans would join up with 80&nbsp;Filipino guerrillas, who would serve as guides and help in the rescue attempt.<ref name="Shoot3220">{{Cite episode|title=WWII: Raid on the Bataan Death Camp|series=Shootout!|serieslink=Shootout!|network=[[History (TV channel)|History Channel]]|airdate=December&nbsp;1, 2006|season=2|number=5|minutes=32:20}}</ref> The initial plan was to attack the camp at 17:30
 [[Time in the Philippines|PST]] ([[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]]) on January&nbsp;29.<ref name="Breuer 150">{{harvnb|Breuer|1994|p=150}}</ref>

On the evening of January&nbsp;27, the Rangers studied air reconnaissance photos and listened to guerrilla intelligence on the prison camp.<ref name="Breuer 154">{{harvnb|Breuer|1994|p=154}}</ref> The two&nbsp;five-man teams of Alamo Scouts, led by [[First Lieutenant|1st Lts.]] William Nellist and Thomas Rounsaville, left [[Guimba, Nueva Ecija|Guimba]] at 19:00 and infiltrat(contracted; show full)

As the POWs had no knowledge of the upcoming assault, they went through their normal routine that night. The previous day, two Filipino boys had thrown rocks into the prisoner side of the camp with notes attached, "Be ready to go out."<ref name="Rottman 40">{{harvnb|Rottman|2009|p=40}}</ref> Assuming that the boys were pulling a prank, the POWs disregarded the notes. The POWs were 
increasingly becoming more wary of the Japanese guards, believing that anytime in the next few days they could be massacred for any reason. They figured that the Japanese would not want them to be rescued by advancing American forces, regain their strength, and return to fight the Japanese again. In addition, the Japanese could kill the prisoners to prevent them from telling of the atrocities of the Bataan Death March or the conditions in the camp.<ref name="Sides 234">{{harvnb|Sides|2001|p=234}}</ref(contracted; show full)h Camp|series=Shootout!|serieslink=Shootout!|network=[[History (TV channel)|History Channel]]|airdate=December&nbsp;1, 2006|season=2|number=5|minutes=41:44}}</ref> The Rangers were challenged by the POWs and asked who they were and where they were from. Rangers had to resort to physical force to remove the detainees, throwing or kicking them out.<ref name="Sides 277">{{harvnb|Sides|2001|p=277}}</ref> Some of the POWs weighed so little due to illness and malnourishment that s
omeeveral Rangers carried two men on their backs.<ref name="Sides 281">{{harvnb|Sides|2001|p=281}}</ref> Once out of the barracks, they were told by the Rangers to proceed to the main, or front gate. Prisoners were disoriented because the "main gate" meant the entrance to the American side of the camp.<ref name="Sides 276">{{harvnb|Sides|2001|p=276}}</ref> POWs collided with each other in the confusion but were eventually led out by the Rangers.

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[[Category:Battles of World War II involving the United States]]

[[es:El gran rescate]]
[[fr:Raid de Cabanatuan]]
[[ru:Рейд на Кабанатуан]]
[[vi:Cuộc đột kích Cabanatuan]]
[[zh:卡巴那图营救]]