Battle of Leyte Gulf

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World War II battle naval battle

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a major 1944 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater, often considered the largest naval battle in history and a decisive defeat for the Japanese fleet.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Leyte Gulf canonical 152
Battle of Leyte 7
Battle of Leyte Gulf (as part of the Japanese fleet) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
airPower carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of the Philippine Sea
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
commanderAllied Thomas C. Kinkaid ⓘ
William Halsey Jr. ⓘ
surface form: William F. Halsey Jr.
commanderJapanese Jisaburō Ozawa ⓘ
Kiyohide Shima ⓘ
Shōji Nishimura ⓘ
Soemu Toyoda ⓘ
Takeo Kurita ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateEnd 1944-10-26 ⓘ
dateStart 1944-10-23 ⓘ
describedAs largest naval battle in history ⓘ
followedBy continued Philippines campaign ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ
Battle off Cape Engaño ⓘ
Battle off Samar ⓘ
location Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Philippine Sea ⓘ
near Leyte Island ⓘ
notableFeature first organized use of kamikaze attacks ⓘ
objective to disrupt U.S. landings on Leyte ⓘ
partOf Pacific War ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
precededBy Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form: U.S. invasion of Leyte
result decisive Allied victory ⓘ
decisive defeat for the Japanese fleet ⓘ
shipTypeInvolved aircraft carriers ⓘ
battleships ⓘ
cruisers ⓘ
destroyers ⓘ
submarines ⓘ
significance decisive blow to Imperial Japanese Navy’s capital ships ⓘ
turning point in regaining control of the Philippines ⓘ
strategicConsequence eliminated Japan’s ability to conduct large-scale naval operations ⓘ
secured sea lanes for the liberation of the Philippines ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
year 1944 ⓘ

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World War II → hasPart → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Pacific War → hasPart → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy → engagedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Iwo Jima → precededBy → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → includedOperation → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → includedOperation → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Leyte Gulf → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Battle of the Philippine Sea
USS West Virginia (BB-48) → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Combined Fleet → notableEngagement → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
USS California (BB-44) → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Chester W. Nimitz → notableEvent → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
USS Tennessee (BB-43) → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
USS Maryland (BB-46) → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
USS Enterprise (CV-6) → notableEngagement → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Zuikaku → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Zuikaku → sunkIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
William Halsey Jr. → notableBattle → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Yamato → battle → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Musashi → battle → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea → followedBy → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Peleliu → followedBy → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Battle off Cape Engaño → partOf → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
BB-48 → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
subject surface form: USS West Virginia
USS Colorado (BB-45) → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Seventh Fleet → notableOperation → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Seventh Fleet
Leyte Gulf → knownFor → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Leyte Gulf → siteOf → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Fifth Air Force → engagement → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
First Fleet → notableEngagement → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Second Fleet → engagedInBattle → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
subject surface form: Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Shōji Nishimura → notableFor → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Shōji Nishimura → deathEvent → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Shōji Nishimura → participantIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Kiyohide Shima → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
USS Mustin (DD-413) → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leyte operation
Imperial General Headquarters → significantEvent → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Jisaburō Ozawa → battle → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Leyte → knownFor → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
Takeo Kurita → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
BB-43 → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Tennessee
World War II battles → hasNotableBattle → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
USS Morris (DD-417) → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Leyte
First Carrier Division → notableOperation → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
BB-44 → participatedInBattle → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
subject surface form: USS California
Battle off Samar → partOf → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
USS South Dakota (BB-57) → participatedIn → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Chester → notableEvent → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
subject surface form: Chester W. Nimitz
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea → partOf → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea → partOfOperation → Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leyte Gulf campaign