Battle of Leyte

1944 amphibious invasion of Leyte in the Philippines by American and Filipino guerrilla forces during WWII. 
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1944 — 1944 battle, D-Day, Philippines, Philippines Campaign, 

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Battle of Cabo Engaño – Battle of the Sibuyan Sea – Philippines Campaign – 

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1st Cav troops at Leyte

Amphibious craft on beachhead in Leyte

Battle of Leyte map 1

Battle of Leyte map 3

Close to Leyte beach

Douglas MacArthur lands Leyte1

First wave of troops storm the shores of Leyte

Flags bearers aboard USS Fayette (APA-43) off Leyte, circa 20 October 1944 (80-G-K-2169)

Gen. Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at Leyte, P.I. October 1944 HD-SN-99-02866

Leyeteislandjapanese

Leyte anchoring

Men and equipment on Leyte beachhead

Naval evacuation center on the invasion beach Leyte

Overhead view of from left to right; an LCT (Mark 5), an unidentified LST, USS LST-223 and USS LST-126 beached at Leyte in October 1944.

Three Jap snipers elected to shoot it out during the battle for Leyte Island HD-SN-99-02871

Troops storm shore of Leyte

Two Coast Guard-manned LST's open their great jaws in the surf that washes on Leyte Island beach, as soldiers strip down and build sandbag piers out to the ramps to speed up unloading operations HD-SN-99-02869

USS Abner Read (DD-526) afire and sinking in Leyte Gulf on 1 November 1944 after being hit by a kamikaze (NH 63442)

USS Cony (DD-508) lays a smoke screen off Leyte on 20 October 1944 (80-G-289679)

USS George E. Badger (APD-33) in Leyte Gulf on 18 November 1944 (80-G-359766)

USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6) and USS Hilo (AGP-2) under air attack off Tacloban, Philippines, in November 1944 (80-G-325823)

USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) alongside the torpedoed USS Honolulu (CL-48) off Leyte, Philippines, on 20 October 1944 (SC255837)

U.S. mobile artillery at Leyte

Hug the dirt, mates, or you'll get your back scratched HD-SN-99-02867@@@https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hug the dirt, mates, or you'll get your back scratched HD-SN-99-02867.jpg

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
image		1st Cav troops at Leyte			Wikimedia
image		Amphibious craft on beachhead in Leyte			Wikimedia
image		Battle of Leyte map 1			Wikimedia
image		Battle of Leyte map 3			Wikimedia
image		Close to Leyte beach			Wikimedia
image	1944	Douglas MacArthur lands Leyte1			Wikimedia
image		First wave of troops storm the shores of Leyte			Wikimedia
image		Flags bearers aboard USS Fayette (APA-43) off Leyte, circa 20 October 1944 (80-G-K-2169)			Wikimedia
image		Gen. Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at Leyte, P.I. October 1944 HD-SN-99-02866			Wikimedia
image		Leyeteislandjapanese			Wikimedia
image		Leyte anchoring			Wikimedia
image		Men and equipment on Leyte beachhead			Wikimedia
image		Naval evacuation center on the invasion beach Leyte			Wikimedia
image		Overhead view of from left to right; an LCT (Mark 5), an unidentified LST, USS LST-223 and USS LST-126 beached at Leyte in October 1944.			Wikimedia
image		Three Jap snipers elected to shoot it out during the battle for Leyte Island HD-SN-99-02871			Wikimedia
image		Troops storm shore of Leyte			Wikimedia
image		Two Coast Guard-manned LST's open their great jaws in the surf that washes on Leyte Island beach, as soldiers strip down and build sandbag piers out to the ramps to speed up unloading operations HD-SN-99-02869			Wikimedia
image		USS Abner Read (DD-526) afire and sinking in Leyte Gulf on 1 November 1944 after being hit by a kamikaze (NH 63442)			Wikimedia
image		USS Cony (DD-508) lays a smoke screen off Leyte on 20 October 1944 (80-G-289679)			Wikimedia
image		USS George E. Badger (APD-33) in Leyte Gulf on 18 November 1944 (80-G-359766)			Wikimedia
image		USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6) and USS Hilo (AGP-2) under air attack off Tacloban, Philippines, in November 1944 (80-G-325823)			Wikimedia
image		USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) alongside the torpedoed USS Honolulu (CL-48) off Leyte, Philippines, on 20 October 1944 (SC255837)			Wikimedia
image		U.S. mobile artillery at Leyte			Wikimedia
image		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:"Hug the dirt, mates, or you'll get your back scratched HD-SN-99-02867.jpg

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