 
 <prompt> Wetin be di year wey happun before di year wey 175,000 pipo march? Based on di last question, write small tori wey get di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: On 15 December 1944, dem land for di southern beaches of di island of Mindoro wit small wahala, wey be key place for di planned Lingayen Gulf operations, to support di big landings wey dem plan for Luzon. On 9 January 1945, for di south shore of Lingayen Gulf for di western coast of Luzon, General Krueger Sixth Army land im first units. Almost 175,000 men follow enter di twenty-mile (32 km) beachhead within few days. With plenti air support, Army units push go inside, carry Clark Field, wey dey 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Manila, for di last week of January. 