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[[image:Southern Philippines operations 1945.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Map of U.S. operations in Southern Philippines, 1945]]
[[image:Japanese surrender to 40th.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Japanese troops surrender to 40th Division, September 1945]]
The '''Battle of the Visayas''' ([[Filipino language|Filipino]]: ''Labanan sa Visayas;'' [[Visayan languages]]: ''Gubat sa Kabisay-an;'' [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: ビサヤ諸島の戦い) was a battle fought by the U.S. forces and Filipino guerrillas against the [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese]] from 18 March – 30 July 1945, in a series of actions officially designated as Operations Victor I and II, and as part of the campaign for the liberation of the [[Philippines]] during [[World War II]]. The battle was waged to complete the recapture of the central portions south of the archipelago and to secure them from remaining Japanese forces.
==Background==
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