Bacsil Ridge

NHCP Photo Collection, 1958

Location: San Fernando City, La Union

Category: Sites/Events

Type: Ridge

Status: Level II – Historical marker

Marker Date: 1958

Installed By: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

BACSIL RIDGE

CONVERTED INTO A MOUNTAIN BASTION BACSIL RIDGE CONSTITUTED THE EAST FLANK OF THE JAPANESE LINE ESTABLISHED IN MID-JANUARY 1945 AT THE NORTH SIDE OF SAN FERNANDO , LA UNION. SUBJECTED TO SEVERAL CONCERTED ATTACKS BY ELEMENTS OF THE 121ST INFANTRY, UASAFIP, NL. BACSIL WAS FINALLY TAKEN ON 21 MARCH 1945, AND THREE DAYS LATER THE TOWN-PORT OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION WAS LIBERATED.

Tags: 1958, Bacsil Ridge, La Union, Level II, Region I, Ridge, Site of an Important Event