ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv pˈælæwən fˌɪlɪpˈiːnoʊ: pˈæɡluːsˌɑːb sˈɑː pˈælæwən, wʌz fˈɔːt baɪ jˈuː.ˈɛs. lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən fˈoːɹsᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz fɹʌm twˈɛnti ˈeɪt fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tə twˈɛnti tˈuː ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ɪn ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˈækʃənz əfˈɪʃəli dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd æz ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz vˈɪktɚɹ aɪ ænd ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ænd pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kæmpˈeɪn fɚðə lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, wʌz wˈeɪdʒd tʊ ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪt ðə ɹᵻkˈæptʃɚɹ ʌvðə sˈʌðɚn ˈaɪləndz ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːn ˌɑːɹkɪpɪlˈeɪɡoʊ, ˈɛnd ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən, ænd sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðˌɛm fɹʌm ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈoːɹsᵻz.
The Invasion of Palawan (Filipino: Paglusob sa Palawan), was fought by U.S. liberation forces against the Japanese from 28 February to 22 April 1945, in a series of actions officially designated as Operations Victor I and II, and part of the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines during World War II, was waged to initiate the recapture of the southern islands of the Philippine archipelago, end the Japanese occupation, and secure them from remaining Japanese forces.