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Bookmark or Share- Battle of Leyte Gulf | Facts, Casualties, & SignificanceBattle of Leyte Gulf (October 23–26, 1944), decisive air and sea battle of World War II that crippled the Japanese Combined Fleet, permitted U.S. invasion of the Philippines, and reinforced the Allies’ control of the Pacific. The battle marked the first significant use of kamikaze aircraft in combat.
- The Battle of Leyte Gulf - NHHCThe Battle of Leyte Gulf. 23–26 October 1944. Loading drop tanks on SB2C Helldivers aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) before a TF 38 search mission a day after the Battle of Cape Engano, 25 October...
- Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II - ThoughtCoBy. Kennedy Hickman. Updated on July 03, 2019. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought October 23-26, 1944, during World War II (1939-1945) and is considered the conflict's largest naval engagement. Returning to the Philippines, Allied forces began landing on Leyte on October 20.
- Battle of Leyte - WikipediaThe Battle of Leyte ( Filipino: Labanan sa Leyte; Waray: Gubat ha Leyte; Japanese: レイテの戦い) in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army i...
- Leyte Gulf: The Pacific War’s Greatest BattleLeyte Gulf: The Pacific War’s Greatest Battle. While U.S. commanders were planning to invade the Philippines, Japanese planners, unsure where the next Allied blow would fall, drew up four Sho (Victory) contingency plans. The intricate Sho-1 plan to counter a Philippines invasion would eventually call for three separate naval surface forces to ...
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