Modern Era · Southeast Asia · War
1944
Battle of Leyte Gulf
October 23, 1944
The largest naval battle in history unfolded in the waters around the Philippines as the Americans returned to Leyte. Japan committed nearly its whole remaining fleet and introduced kamikaze attacks. When it was over, the Imperial Japanese Navy had ceased to exist as a strategic force. MacArthur had kept his promise.
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