Battle of Leyte Gulf
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War II, Ships, Naval History, Aircraft, Airplanes
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Philippines
- Date: October 23-26, 1944
Article abstract: Type of action: Air and sea battle in World War II. Result: Decisive defeat of Japanese fleet.
Japan risked most of the Imperial Navy trying to defeat the American landing on Leyte. Early efforts to slip forces through the Sibuyan Sea and Suriagao Strait were unsuccessful, but when Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa’s decoy force lured Admiral William F. Halsey’s Third Fleet away from the landing beaches, the stage was set for a Japanese victory. Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita slipped through the San Bernardino Strait and headed for Leyte Gulf, only to...
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