Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Franklin C. Sibert

Battles of Franklin C. Sibert

United States Army general (1891-1980)

Franklin C. Sibert is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1944 and 1945: 3 battles and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Philippines (3), Indonesia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,159 km apart end to end, 1,053 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (4).

Battle of SansaporBattle of LeyteBattle of MindanaoPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945Battle of SansaporBattle of LeyteBattle of MindanaoPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945DavaoCebuBandjarmasinIloiloBandar Seri BegawanTarakanGeneral SantosZamboangaBalikpapanGorontalo1000 km4.733N, 131.858E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1944: 2 engagements2 in 19441945: 2 engagements2 in 194519441945
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sansapor, 1944Battle of Leyte, 1944Battle of Mindanao, 1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945, 194519441945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1944Battle of SansaporNetherlands New Guinea, IndonesiaAllied victory
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeyte, Philippines2,311 km NWAllied victory
10 March 1945Battle of MindanaoMindanao, Philippines353 km SAllied victory
1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945Philippines496 km NWAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Soldat der US-Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.