U.S. invasion of Leyte

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The U.S. invasion of Leyte was a major World War II amphibious operation in the Philippines that marked the beginning of the liberation of the archipelago from Japanese occupation and led to some of the largest naval battles in history.

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instanceOf World War II battle
amphibious assault
military operation
alsoKnownAs U.S. invasion of Leyte
surface form: Invasion of Leyte

U.S. invasion of Leyte
surface form: Leyte landings
commander Douglas MacArthur
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Walter Krueger
William Halsey Jr.
surface form: William F. Halsey Jr.
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Japan
Philippines
United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy U.S. invasion of Leyte self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Leyte

Battle of Leyte Gulf
U.S. invasion of Luzon
forceTypeUsed amphibious landing craft
battleships
carrier-based aircraft
infantry divisions
location Leyte
Philippines
notableFeature MacArthur’s return to the Philippines
among the largest amphibious operations in the Pacific War
objective liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation
seizure of beachheads on Leyte Island
opposingCommander Shōji Nishimura NERFINISHED
Soemu Toyoda
Takeo Kurita
Tomoyuki Yamashita NERFINISHED
partOf Battle of Leyte Gulf
surface form: Battle of Leyte

Pacific War
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
surface form: Philippines campaign of 1944–1945
precededBy U.S. aerial and naval bombardment of Leyte
primaryLandingArea Leyte Gulf
beaches near Dulag
beaches near Tacloban
relatedEvent Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Surigao Strait
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
Battle off Samar
result Allied victory
beginning of liberation of the Philippine archipelago
establishment of Allied foothold on Leyte
heavy Japanese naval losses
startDate 1944-10-20
strategicSignificance cut Japanese lines of communication to the south
enabled subsequent operations to recapture Luzon
triggered commitment of major Japanese naval forces
theater Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
surface form: Southwest Pacific Theater
year 1944

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7th Infantry Division (United States) notableBattle U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea strategicContext U.S. invasion of Leyte
Manila American Cemetery notableCampaignsCommemorated U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
USS Washington (BB-56) participatedIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign
USS La Vallette (DD-448) participatedIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Philippine Islands operations
32nd Infantry Division engagement U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Leyte campaign
32nd Infantry Division engagement U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
USS Buchanan participatedIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Invasion of Leyte
USS North Carolina (BB-55) participatedIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign
U.S. Sixth Army notableOperation U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Leyte campaign
Dulag hasHistoricalSignificance U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Dulag wasLandingSiteIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Palo historicalEvent U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: MacArthur Leyte landing
DD-413 participatedIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
subject surface form: USS Mustin (DD-413)
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
USS Alabama participatedIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
subject surface form: USS Alabama (BB-60)
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign
Japanese 35th Army engagedIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park battleAssociatedWith U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
24th Infantry Division (United States) battle U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Alamo Force notableOperation U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Leyte campaign
Bayonet Division notableBattle U.S. invasion of Leyte
subject surface form: 7th Infantry Division
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
DD-417 participatedIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
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this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
United States forces in the Philippines engagement U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Action off Samar partOfOperation U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Allied invasion of Leyte
2nd Infantry Division (Japan) conflict U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Hourglass Division WorldWarIIEngagement U.S. invasion of Leyte
subject surface form: 7th Infantry Division
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
U.S. invasion of Leyte alsoKnownAs U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Invasion of Leyte
U.S. invasion of Leyte alsoKnownAs U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Leyte landings
U.S. invasion of Leyte followedBy U.S. invasion of Leyte self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
11th Airborne Division notableOperation U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Leyte campaign
77th Infantry Division (United States) engagement U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
77th Infantry Division (United States) campaign U.S. invasion of Leyte
this entity surface form: Leyte Campaign
CV-9 participatedIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
subject surface form: USS Essex (CV-9)
this entity surface form: Philippines campaign