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	Battle of Leyte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leyte's population of over 900,000 people, most of whom engaged in agriculture and fishing, could be expected to assist an American invasion, since many residents already supported the guerrilla struggle against the Japanese in the face of harsh repression.
		Preliminary operations for the Leyte invasion began at dawn on 17 October with minesweeping operations and the movement of the 6th Rangers toward three small islands in Leyte Gulf.
		On 23 October 1944, the approach of the enemy surface vessels was revealed and as U.S. naval units moved out to intercept, the ensuing air and naval battle on 23-26 October, 1944 known as the Battle of Leyte Gulf represented the largest naval battle in the Pacific.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Leyte (4809 words)

	Battle of Leyte Gulf - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, fought in the seas around the island of Leyte in the Philippines from 23 October to 26 October 1944.
		Leyte Gulf was also the scene of the first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese.
		In the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea it was attacked by carrier aircraft and Musashi was sunk.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf (3166 words)

	Battle of Leyte Gulf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Leyte Gulf was one of the largest naval battles in history.
		The battles of 1943 drove the Imperial Japanese Army from its bases in the Solomon Islands, and in 1944 a series of Allied amphibious landings supported by large carrier forces captured the Marianas Islands.
		This was also the last battle in which one force (the Americans, in this case) were able to cross the T of their opponents, enabling the US ships to bring all their firepower to bear on the Japanese ships.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf (3372 words)

	Battle of Leyte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of Leyte in the Philippines by American and Allied forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur between October 20 and December 31 1944.
		For the Japanese, holding on to the Philippines was vital: it was an important source of supplies, especially rubber, and it commanded the sea routes to Borneo and Sumatra by which oil was brought to Japan.
		The first American plans for the invasion of the Philippines was for a simultaneous landing on Leyte and Mindanao to the south but lack of landing craft and shipping meant that the plan had to be scaled back.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/ba/battle_of_leyte.html (360 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Battle of Leyte Gulf Revisited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		And because "The Battle for Leyte Gulf" didn’t change the situation on the ground in any important way, it can’t go down as a major victory unless the largely unknown fifth battle is included as part of it.
		Since the purpose of the Battle for/of Leyte Gulf was to secure the Gulf area, any fair-minded assessment has to include the contributions of Army land forces—particularly the 77th Division, destroyer squadrons that raided enemy re-supply bases on the island, and Marine Fighter-Bomber groups that dealt heavy blows to Japanese shipping.
		Leyte Gulf at the end of the Battle for Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /wwii/articles/leytegulfrevisited.aspx (648 words)

	Battle of Leyte Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Battle of Leyte Gulf saw the use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese.
		Having defended the landing force against the and naval challenge the way was opened the reconquest of Leyte by the land under the command of General Douglas MacArthur in the Battle of Leyte.
		Little Wolf at Leyte is an extremely thorough examination of the life and death of a World War II destroyer escort and her crew from the time of it's construction and commissioning to it's death in the Battle of Samar.
	www.freeglossary.com /Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf (775 words)

	Battle of Leyte Gulf - Glasgledius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf between October 23 and October 26, 1944 was the largest air-sea battle in history.
		American and Allied forces preparing for the recapture of the Philippine island of Leyte were met by the massed forces of Imperial Japan.
		Having defended the landing force against the air and naval challenge, the way was opened for the reconquest of Leyte by the land forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur.
	www.glasglow.com /E2/ba/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf.html (98 words)

	Leyte Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This timeline of the Battle of Leyte Gulf is based on the Naval Chronology 1944 of Byrd archive with additions from the book Fast Carriers: The Forging of an Air Navy, by Clark G Reynolds, 1968.
		Battle for Leyte Gulf (13-16 October) opens as United States submarines off Palawan Island sight and attack the Center Force of three Japanese naval groups moving on Leyte in a major effort to drive United States forces from the Philippines.
		Battle for Leyte Gulf (23-26 October) ends as carrier-based and Army aircraft bomb the retiring Japanese ships which have survived the previous days' action.
	history.acusd.edu /gen/WW2Timeline/LUTZ/leyte.html (1899 words)

	The Battle of Badung Strait by Vincent O'Hara
		The Battle of Badung Strait by Vincent O'Hara
		Variously known as “The Battle of Leyte Gulf” and “The Battle for Leyte Gulf, it was inarguably the greatest episode of naval combat in world history.
		Ergo, the so-called Battle for Leyte Gulf would actually be more accurately titled “The Campaign for Leyte Gulf”—just as the nine battles of the Central Solomons are referred to as “The Solomons Campaign” and not “The Battle of the Solomon Islands”.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/Battles/new_look_leyte.htm (3275 words)

	What is information on the Battle of Leyte
		Leyte was too far away for ground based air to support our troops, so carrier based aircraft did the job.
		Leyte turned out to be a bloody battle and the island was found to be a poor airfield once the island was secured.
		clark field is on luzon not leyte luzon was invaded at the end of january 1945 manila was retaken in march of 1945.the first ship hit by a kamikaze in ww2 was the cruiser uss nashville on dec 13th 1944 on it's way to support the landing on mindoro island.
	www.faqfarm.com /Q/What_is_information_on_the_Battle_of_Leyte (621 words)

	Divide and Conquer - Battle of Leyte Gulf
		The battle of Leyte Gulf developed as the largest naval encounter of the Second World War.
		During the three-day battle for Leyte Gulf, a strategic landing point in the Philippines, the Americans won a decisive victory over the Japanese Imperial Navy - which after that battle, was never to sail as a major fleet again.
		The epic battle for Leyte Gulf lasted three days: the twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and the twenty-fifth of October, nineteen forty-four.
	home.earthlink.net /~divideandconquer/Battles/leyte_gulf/leyte_gulf.htm (2826 words)

	The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The American invasion was concentrated on Leyte Gulf, in the central Philippines.
		The Battle of Leyte Gulf consisted of two preliminary strikes against the Japanese forces on the way to battle, and three massive engagements once the fleets tangled.
		Together, these five engagements constitute the Battle of Leyte Gulf –; the largest naval engagement of all time, and the last time that battleships slugged it out against enemy fleets and against each other.
	www.battleship.org /html/Articles/History/Leyte0.htm (1569 words)

	Glorious Death: The Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23rd -- 25th, 1944 by Tim Lanzendörfer
		The four-day battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 marked the eclipse of Imperial Japanese naval power, the last sortie in force of the Imperial Navy, and the largest naval battle ever fought on the face of the earth.
		They continued on to Leyte, where they were turned around and continued their pinpricks against the IJN fleet.
		And though the battle of Leyte Gulf ended on a sour note for the U.S., the fact remained that on the evening of October 26th, 1944, there remained no Navy on any of the planet’s seven seas that would be capable of challenging Allied naval dominance.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/battles/leyte_gulf.htm (6554 words)

	Battle of Leyte Article, BattleLeyte Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The World War II Battle of Leyte involved thereconquest of Leyte by American and Allied forces under the commandof General Douglas MacArthur between October 20 and December 10, 1944.
		Under the protection of massed naval forces (see Battle ofLeyte Gulf) General Walter Krueger 's United States Sixth Army and supporting forces made amphibious landings on the east coast and, afterheavy fighting, were able to secure the island.
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	www.anoca.org /forces/army/battle_of_leyte.html (173 words)

	THE BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF - Summary
		This was to mean that he lost control of the battle, and his giving such an order when his force was already engaged in redeployment caused immense confusion within the Japanese formation.
		This was the end of the Battle off Cape Engano, and - apart from some final air strikes on the retreating Japanese forces on 26 October - the end of the Battle for Leyte Gulf.
		When Admiral Ozawa was questioned on the battle after the war he replied 'After this battle the surface forces became strictly auxiliary, so that we relied on land forces, special [Kamikaze] attack, and air power.
	www.angelfire.com /fm/odyssey/LEYTE_GULF_Summary_of_the_Battle_.htm (4173 words)

	Naval Institute Resources: The Battle of Leyte Gulf Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The last great naval battle of World War II, Leyte Gulf also is remembered as the biggest naval battle ever fought anywhere, and this book has been called the best account of it ever written.
		First published in hardcover on the battle’s fiftieth anniversary in 1994 and drawing on materials not previously available, it blends history with human drama to give a real sense of what happened--despite the mammoth scope of the battle.
		Marc A. Mitscher, an early naval aviator and commanding officer of the carrier Hornet during the Doolittle raid on Japan in April 1942 and the Battle of Midway in June 1942, was Commander Task Force 38 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
	www.usni.org /resources/LeyteGulf/LeyteGulf.htm (808 words)

	The American Experience \| MacArthur \| Maps \| WWII: The battle for Leyte
		One of the most memorable images of World War II is that of MacArthur wading ashore at Leyte, making good on his pledge to return to and liberate his beloved Philippines.
		But often lost in the story is the epic battle being waged around him, which included the greatest naval engagement in history and a long, difficult land campaign.
		But the Japanese defense plan, code-named "Sho-1," called for a massive commitment at Leyte to cripple the American fleet and destroy the invading force.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/macarthur/maps/leyte01.html (135 words)

	60th Anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944
		The Battle of Leyte Gulf on 23-26 October 1944 was one of the most significant actions of the Pacific war, coming at the start of the liberation of the Philippines and being the last great battleship engagement in history.
		The Japanese sent a decoy force and two attacking task forces, and four major sea battles were fought in the overall Battle of Leyte Gulf.
		The confrontation in Surigao Straight was a crucial victory for the Allies in the Battle for Leyte Gulf, which saw the end of the Imperial Japanese Navy as a fighting force.
	www.dva.gov.au /commem/news/leyte_gulf.htm (1073 words)

	Amazon.fr : The Battle of Leyte Gulf: 23-26 October 1944: Livres en anglais: Thomas J. Cutler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		We're shown the Battle of Leyte Gulf as a series of hard tactical choices by admirals on both sides and their terrifying sea combat.
		In October 1944, in an attempt to force a battle that would turn the tide of the war, Japanese fleets opposed General MacArthur's amphibious operations on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.
		However, Admiral Ozawa, commanding a separate Japanese fleet from north of Leyte, feinted an all-out attack on American Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet, persuading Halsey that a large Japanese carrier force was attacking and diverting his fleet away from the battle.
	www.amazon.fr /Battle-Leyte-Gulf-23-26-October/dp/1557502439 (675 words)

	The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At the heght of the battle, the Yamato spots the trails of several torpedoes approaching her from the South, and so she turns North and speeds away to allow the torpedoes to pass her on either side.
		By an amazing coincidence, the torpedoes are set to run at exactly the Yamato's top speed, and so she must continue a straight course to the North - for a turn to either side will put her directly in the path of an approaching torpedo.
		And, in the ultimate objective of the Japanese plan, the heaviest elements of the Japanese surface fleet throw themselves against the woefully unprotected invasion forces in the Battle off Samar.
	www.battleship.org /html/Articles/History/Leyte5.htm (2155 words)

	Battle of Leyte Gulf
		Leyte Gulf also was the scene of the first organized use of Kamikaze (suicide) aircraft by the Japanese.
		Three Japanese carriers were sunk in the battle, and the IJN lost nearly 500 carrier- and land-based aircraft in two days.
		In order for Nishimura to pass the strait and reach the Leyte landings, he would have to run a gauntlet of torpedoes from PT boats, evade two groups of destroyers, proceed up the strait under close-range fire from six battleships and then break through a screen of cruisers and destroyers.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1757.html (1875 words)

	The Battle of Leyte Gulf October 23-26, 1944 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The battle would be one of the most intense of the war, and would begin with the main fleet engagement both sides had looked for since the start of the war.
		After Leyte Gulf the largest fleet units would be reserved as suicide attacks for the coming invasion of the Japanese Home Islands.
		That afternoon, the transports were at anchor on Leyte, with just escort carriers, light carriers built on transport hulls, to screen them.
	www.worldwar2database.com /html/leyte.htm (883 words)

	Wikinfo \| Battle of Leyte Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The US Third Fleet under Admiral William Halsey was protecting the landings of Allied forces at Leyte in the Phillipines.
		The Japanese plan was to lure the Third Fleet away to the North using an apparently vulnerable force of aircraft carriers, and then to attack the landing forces with two attack forces sailing from the West.
		Having defended the landing force against the air and naval challenge, the way was opened for the reconquest of Leyte by the land forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, in the Battle of Leyte.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf (326 words)

	Leyte Island
		In the Philippines the principal objective had been Luzon since it was on one of the corners of the so-called strategic triangle.
		Since it was presumed that the Japanese had massed their principal ground, air, and naval strength in Luzon, United States strategists had planned to gain a foothold first in southernmost Mindanao, then move to Leyte, and finally to Luzon after air supremacy had been gained over that area.
		Actually, the sea battle was a series of engagements lasting from 23 to 26 October.
	www.worldwar2history.info /Leyte (465 words)

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