Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf
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The Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf was a Japanese naval contingent tasked with attacking Allied invasion forces in the southern approaches to Leyte Gulf as part of Japan’s larger, ultimately unsuccessful, effort to repel the U.S. landings in the Philippines in October 1944.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Southern Force (Battle of Surigao Strait) | 1 |
| Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf Context triple: [Shōji Nishimura, partOf, Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf]
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Yamato task force
The Yamato task force was the Japanese naval group centered around the battleship Yamato that undertook the ill-fated Operation Ten-Go near the end of World War II.
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B.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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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Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines
The Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines was an Imperial Japanese Army formation that led the 1941–1942 invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, including the campaign that resulted in the Bataan Death March.
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Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea was a major World War II naval air engagement in October 1944, in which U.S. carrier aircraft repeatedly attacked and ultimately sank the Japanese battleship Musashi while attempting to thwart Japan’s Center Force during the Leyte Gulf campaign.
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E.
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf was a major World War II Allied amphibious assault in January 1945 that opened the way for the liberation of Luzon and the rest of the Philippines from Japanese occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf Target entity description: The Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf was a Japanese naval contingent tasked with attacking Allied invasion forces in the southern approaches to Leyte Gulf as part of Japan’s larger, ultimately unsuccessful, effort to repel the U.S. landings in the Philippines in October 1944.
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A.
Yamato task force
The Yamato task force was the Japanese naval group centered around the battleship Yamato that undertook the ill-fated Operation Ten-Go near the end of World War II.
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B.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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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C.
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines
The Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines was an Imperial Japanese Army formation that led the 1941–1942 invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, including the campaign that resulted in the Bataan Death March.
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D.
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea was a major World War II naval air engagement in October 1944, in which U.S. carrier aircraft repeatedly attacked and ultimately sank the Japanese battleship Musashi while attempting to thwart Japan’s Center Force during the Leyte Gulf campaign.
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E.
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf was a major World War II Allied amphibious assault in January 1945 that opened the way for the liberation of Luzon and the rest of the Philippines from Japanese occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese naval task force
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World War II naval formation ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Under overall Japanese Combined Fleet plan for Leyte counterattack ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Center Force under Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Force under Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| date | October 1944 ⓘ |
| engagedBy |
U.S. Seventh Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. battleships and destroyers in Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| engagement | Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | Largely destroyed in the Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice Admiral Shoji Nishimura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Nishimura Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shima Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShip |
battleship Fuso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
battleship Yamashiro NERFINISHED ⓘ destroyer Shigure NERFINISHED ⓘ destroyer escorts of Shima Force ⓘ heavy cruiser Ashigara NERFINISHED ⓘ heavy cruiser Mogami NERFINISHED ⓘ heavy cruiser Nachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Part of the largest naval battle in history ⓘ |
| location |
Philippine Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ approaches to Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| navalType | Surface action group ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Last battleship-versus-battleship action in naval history ⓘ |
| objective |
Attack Allied invasion forces in the southern approaches to Leyte Gulf
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Penetrate Surigao Strait and reach Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Allied naval forces
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Failed to reach Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy
NERFINISHED
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Japanese forces at the Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Sho-Go 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfOperation | Japanese counteroffensive against Leyte landings ⓘ |
| purpose | Support Japanese defense of the Philippines ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | U.S. landings on Leyte ⓘ |
| result | Defeat ⓘ |
| status | Destroyed as an effective fighting force by 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| strategyRole | Southern pincer of Japanese surface attack on Leyte invasion fleet ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | Attempted night transit of Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf Description of subject: The Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf was a Japanese naval contingent tasked with attacking Allied invasion forces in the southern approaches to Leyte Gulf as part of Japan’s larger, ultimately unsuccessful, effort to repel the U.S. landings in the Philippines in October 1944.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shōji Nishimura
this entity surface form:
Southern Force (Battle of Surigao Strait)