Zo zag het trein station van Manila er uit nadat de Japanse troepen zich teruggetrokken hadden. Tekst op de achterkant van de foto: 'Japanese troops demolish Manila railroad station. Tangled telephone wires and shattered poles, block the raod near the ruins of the Japanese-destroyed North Railroad station of Manila, capital of the Philippines. Wanton destruction of buildings by the enemy failed to halt U.S. troops who entered Manila on February 4, 1945. Two weeks later the liberating forces were engaged in bitter fighting with Japanese remnants trapped in the southern sector of the city. Meanwhile other American forces had cut off Bantaan Peninsula to the west, and isolated the Japanese troops stationed there. 38212-PME War Pool Photo, not for use in France, British Isles or Western Hemispere. Serviced by London OWI (Inner Full) Certified as passed by SHAEF censor'.