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'Leyte Open Sea Naval Battle', Filipino: Labanan sa Golpo ng Leyte) 23–26 October 1944, was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved.
Battle 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.
Seventh Fleet’s Bombardment and Fire-Support Group (battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and PT boats) in a tumultuous surface engagement on 24/25 October in the Battle of Surigao Strait as it...
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history. Yet, ironically, it firmly proved the critical importance of naval air power. Powerful battleships fell prey to aerial attacks while the emergence of the kamikaze presented a dangerous new threat to Allied fleets.
They chose the large American transport and escort fleet that had gathered in Leyte Gulf on A-day as their first target and sank one escort carrier, the USS St. Lo, on 25 October 1944 and badly damaged many other vessels. This was the first instance of a major warship to be sunk by kamikaze attack.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf, generally considered to be the largest naval combat in history, was fought 24–25 October 1944 in the waters of the Philippine Islands by elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy 's Combined Fleet (bringing together the IJN's 2nd Fleet, 3rd Fleet and 5th Fleet) and the United States Navy 's Pacific Fleet (bringing ...
The battle evolved from the U.S. invasion of Leyte island on October 20 th and would be fought in the waters located near the Philippine islands of Samar and Leyte from October 23 rd -26 th, 1944 and involve both U.S. and Australian naval forces in action against the Imperial Japanese navy.
The intricate Sho-1 plan to counter a Philippines invasion would eventually call for three separate naval surface forces to converge on Leyte Gulf and wipe out the U.S. Seventh Fleet’s invasion armada.
Battle of Leyte Gulf, (Oct. 23–26, 1944) Decisive air and sea battle of World War II that gave the Allies control of the Pacific. After the U.S. amphibious landing on the Philippine island of Leyte (Oct. 20), the Japanese reacted with a plan to decoy the U.S. fleet north while moving three attack forces into Leyte Gulf.
On board the USS Essex on 22 October 1944—the eve of the Battle of Leyte Gulf—an F6F Hellcat is raised to the flight deck as a SB2C Helldiver dive bomber and an Avenger prepare to take off. The three aircraft types provided the punch for Task Force 38’s fast carriers.