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- The '''Battle of Leyte Gulf''' (October 23-26, 1944) was the largest naval battle in world history and Unquestionably, one of the great controversies of the Battle of Leyte Gulf was responsibility for the Center Force reaching the Samar area, and [[Flee64 KB (10,100 words) - 20:45, 2 April 2024
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- * Cutler, Thomas J. ''The Battle of Leyte Gulf: 23-26 October 1944'' (2001) 343pp, major scholarly study; uses oral histor * Willmott, H. P. ''The Battle Of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action'' (2005) 398pp, advanced history2 KB (247 words) - 14:59, 22 June 2008
- #REDIRECT [[Battle of Leyte Gulf#First Striking Force]]55 bytes (8 words) - 20:32, 17 June 2010
- ...ttleship]]-centric task force under Vice Admiral [[Takeo Kurita]] at the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]; Kurita commanded Force A ([[Japanese Center Force (Leyte)]]; responsible254 bytes (34 words) - 20:35, 17 June 2010
- ...rce, under [[Vice admiral|Vice Admiral]] [[Takeo Kurita]], which, in the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], fought in the [[Palawan Passage]], [[Battle of the Sibuyan Sea]], and [[362 bytes (53 words) - 14:39, 17 June 2010
- ...[Imperial Japanese Navy]]; commanded [[First Striking Force (Leyte)]] at [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] and [[Japanese Second Fleet]] (battleships); President of the Naval Acade254 bytes (33 words) - 20:31, 17 June 2010
- Fought in October 1944 at the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], the last naval engagement between forces based around [[battleship]]s161 bytes (22 words) - 16:30, 27 June 2009
- ...the [[First World War]]; largest naval battle in history until the WWII [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]209 bytes (31 words) - 15:17, 20 June 2010
- ...iral]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], killed in action while leading [[Battle of Leyte Gulf#Force "C"|Force C]] in the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]]197 bytes (29 words) - 13:01, 21 June 2010
- (1890-1973) [[Vice admiral]], [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]; commanded the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf#Second Striking Force|Second Striking Force]] in the [[Battle of Surigao St293 bytes (39 words) - 14:40, 21 June 2010
- ...Japanese First Fleet]] of [[aircraft carrier]]s, but, at the time of the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], without enough aircraft and pilots to be a significant force; operated a385 bytes (57 words) - 20:36, 17 June 2010
- ...panese Navy]], of the [[Yamato-class]], sunk by U.S. aircraft during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]; one of the two largest battleships ever built179 bytes (28 words) - 19:42, 15 July 2010
- ...the Palaus, attacks on Okinawa, Formosa and the Philippines, and in the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]; modernized to angled deck in 1948-1951; recovery ship for five [[NASA]]362 bytes (50 words) - 14:17, 26 August 2010
- ...orces, and later the area commander for the Southwest Pacific during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].263 bytes (37 words) - 15:56, 15 May 2011
- ...actics; killed in action while commanding carrier ''[[IJN Chiyoda]]'' at [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]287 bytes (40 words) - 12:44, 12 July 2010
- ...the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], who commanded surface forces through the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], then in defense of the home islands, largely with [[kamikaze]]s; he died252 bytes (38 words) - 23:09, 11 July 2010
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- ...of Third Fleet until Mar 1944, commander of the decoy Mobile Force at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, vice chief of the Navy General Headquarters for eight months, and the penu ==Battle of Leyte Gulf==3 KB (507 words) - 18:47, 3 April 2024
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- Prior to the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], he was commanding officer of the fleet carrier [[USS Wasp (CV-18)|''USS889 bytes (137 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
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- ...in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. He commanded battleships through the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. After Leyte, he was assigned to lead the Navy's component of air defense1 KB (240 words) - 22:10, 15 July 2010
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- ...carrier]] command to command of a carrier task force, especially at the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]; rose to command Naval Air Forces Atlantic and the First Fleet; retired a346 bytes (52 words) - 19:28, 15 September 2010
- ...Leyte Gulf#Battle of the Sibuyan Sea|Battle of the Sibuyan Sea]] of the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. She never came into sight of an enemy ship.2 KB (238 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
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- ...s, and later was the area commander for the Southwest Pacific during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].847 bytes (131 words) - 23:48, 27 August 2010
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- * 1944-10-24 – 1944-10-25 [[Leyte Gulf, battle of|Battle of Leyte Gulf]]6 KB (860 words) - 17:53, 20 August 2010
- ...ering service in the latter part of the [[Second World War]]. During the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], she was the [[United States Third Fleet]] flagship, with ADM [[William H636 bytes (98 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
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- ...me completely obsolete. ''Yamato'' did fight, with little effect, in the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] in October 1944, and then was sunk during an essentially symbolic mission ==Battle of Leyte Gulf==5 KB (740 words) - 10:05, 10 February 2023
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- During the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], he was to have commanded Task Force 34 of heavy ships, should that have5 KB (725 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...was killed in action while commanding carrier ''[[IJN Chiyoda]]'' at the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].1 KB (197 words) - 13:05, 12 July 2010
- ..."C"|Japanese Force "C"]] at the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] within the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. Nishimura was regarded as an old "sea dog"; his only tour of shore duty4 KB (668 words) - 09:34, 25 September 2013
- ...tral and western Pacific, including attacks on Japanese ships during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. She was damaged by a suicide plane on 5 November, but was repaired local3 KB (413 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...[[Battle of the Philippine Sea]], for example, while Third Fleet ran the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. Ironically, a number of naval analysts have suggested both battles, alth2 KB (280 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...k groups in wartime. Operations in which he commanded units included the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], and air operations in the Philippines in November 1944, for which he rec ...Later in 1944, he commanded the same ships as Task Group 38.2 during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], as part of [[United States Third Fleet]] under Admiral [[William Halsey]4 KB (568 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...' was sunk by aircraft during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, part of the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. While it had been well understood by 1944 that ships could not fully pro2 KB (320 words) - 09:34, 1 September 2010
- {{main|Battle of Leyte Gulf}} The Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23-26, 1944, was the largest naval battle in history. It involved10 KB (1,629 words) - 12:42, 18 April 2024
- ...le of Saipan]], not the destruction of the Japanese fleet. Later, at the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], Halsey was criticized for having a first priority of destroying the Japa3 KB (514 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...f of the Navy, writing battle syntheses of battle reports, including ''The Battle of Leyte Gulf'' (1947) *[http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=58783326 ''The Battle of Leyte Gulf'' (1947, new ed. 1965)]4 KB (658 words) - 23:51, 19 October 2013
- Fought in the largest naval battle in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf (actually a campaign), the '''Battle of Surigao Strait''', on the night of Battle of Leyte Gulf#Force "C"|Force "C" of the First Striking Force, under VADM Shoji Nishimura9 KB (1,502 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- ...ppines]]. ''Chara'' withdrew on [[24 October]], while the decisive naval [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] raged in the area. She returned to [[New Guinea]] to reload essential sup6 KB (873 words) - 12:51, 8 June 2009
- ...to Manus Island where she joined Task Unit 77.4.3, then steamed for the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] and commenced operations with the Northern Air Support Group off Samar.<r2 KB (255 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...ttacks but its survival was assured by the American naval victory in the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], which destroyed the [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese Navy]] as an effec7 KB (911 words) - 10:10, 28 February 2024
- ===Battle of Leyte Gulf===12 KB (1,709 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- * Chiyoda – light aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf4 KB (672 words) - 20:45, 2 April 2024
- ...t of the war, and stayed the largest battle between ships until the 1944 [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. Ultimately, it was inconclusive. The Germans destroyed more British ship5 KB (811 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- *{{pl|Battle of Leyte Gulf}} '''also in military''' *{{pl|Battle of Leyte Gulf}} '''also in military'''9 KB (1,159 words) - 17:35, 14 March 2024
- ...s the largest naval battle so far in World War II, surpassed only by the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] in October 1944; the [[Battle of Jutland]] in World War I had more ships ...were useful for little except decoy operations — their role at the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].9 KB (1,396 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...nklin D. Roosevelt]], with the words "I shall return", did return in the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. US and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control.4 KB (529 words) - 17:43, 14 March 2013
- * Woodward, C. Vann. ''The Battle of Leyte Gulf'' (1947)9 KB (1,282 words) - 15:01, 8 October 2019
- * [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], 19449 KB (1,323 words) - 20:45, 2 April 2024
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- * H. P. Willmott, ''The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action5 KB (670 words) - 02:18, 7 April 2024
- *[[Battle of Leyte Gulf/Definition]]15 KB (1,521 words) - 09:02, 2 March 2024
- ...in terms of his ability at the level of fleet command, especially at the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], and later when the Third Fleet was in typhoons. One of his most authorit {{main|Battle of Leyte Gulf}}40 KB (6,361 words) - 05:12, 31 March 2024
- The '''Battle of Leyte Gulf''' (October 23-26, 1944) was the largest naval battle in world history and Unquestionably, one of the great controversies of the Battle of Leyte Gulf was responsibility for the Center Force reaching the Samar area, and [[Flee64 KB (10,100 words) - 20:45, 2 April 2024
- {{main|Battle of Leyte Gulf}} The Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23-26, 1944, was the largest naval battle in history. It involved53 KB (8,195 words) - 13:42, 6 April 2024
- ...e only shots the ''Yamato'' fired in anger were against aircraft, at the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], where her sister, ''Musashi'', was sunk by aircraft alone. <ref>{{citati | title = Yamato (Battleship, 1941-1945) -- in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 22-26 October 194429 KB (4,426 words) - 21:31, 2 April 2024
- =====Battle of Leyte Gulf===== .... Some boys aged very fast at the largest naval engagement in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf. This was really more of a campaign than a battle, and there were two major49 KB (7,489 words) - 02:18, 7 April 2024
- * Woodward, C. Vann. ''The Battle of Leyte Gulf'' (1947)28 KB (4,210 words) - 11:12, 30 March 2024
- ...of Surigao Strait, the last battleship-to-battleship gun duel in history. Battle of Leyte Gulf#Force "C"|A Japanese force, under Admiral Shoji Nishimura, consisting of tw59 KB (8,914 words) - 07:36, 18 March 2024
- ...ips engaging one another was the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] in 1944.47 KB (7,596 words) - 15:31, 4 April 2024