81st Division (Philippines)
| 81st Division | |
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81st Philippine Division Emblem 1941-42
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| Active | 1941 - 10 May 1942 |
| Country |
 Commonwealth of the Philippines
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| Branch | Philippine Army |
| Type | Infantry Division |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | Visayan-Mindanao Force |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Col. (later BGen.) Guy O. Fort |
| WWII Philippine Army Divisions | |
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The 81st Infantry Division was a division of the Philippine Army under the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE).
It was active from 1941 to 10 May 1942, whereupon it surrendered after Corregidor fell. It was active in Mindanao. Colonel (later Brigadier General) Guy O. Fort (PA) was the division's commander, and was later tortured and executed by the Japanese, apparently because he would not comply with their frustrated attempts to use him for propaganda in Mindanao.
After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941, it formed part of Visayan-Mindanao Force under Brigadier General (later Major General) William F. Sharp, HQ originally at Cebu City.
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