World War II: <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippines_(1941-42)" id="mwvw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)">Battle of the Philippines</a>: <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japan" id="mwwA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Imperial Japan">Imperial Japanese</a> forces under the command of General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Homma" id="mwwQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Masaharu Homma">Masaharu Homma</a> land on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon" id="mwwg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Luzon">Luzon</a>.