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8 Facts about the Battle of Leyte Gulf that Will Blow Your Mind

October 19, 2014 By Victorino Q. Abrugar 30 Comments

Douglas MacArthur Leyte Landing

General Douglas MacArthur with President Sergio Osmeña, Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo and the Allied Forces landing in Palo Beach in Leyte on October 20, 1944. Picture taken by U.S. Army Signal Corps officer Gaetano Faillace.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf (also called The Battles of Leyte Gulf) is remembered by many historians as the largest naval battle ever fought in our modern history. It was an epic battle between the Japanese Imperial Navy and the US Navy (with some help from the Australian Royal Navy) that was fought in 4 separate engagements near the islands of Leyte, Samar and Luzon from October 23 to 26 in 1944.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf started a few days after the Allied Forces, under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, landed in Palo Beach in Leyte on October 20, 1944. Although only a local holiday in Leyte, the Leyte Landing is commemorated every year on the same date by Filipinos and World War II veterans. [Read more…]

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