Battle of Leyte

1944 amphibious invasion of the Gulf of Leyte in the Philippines by American and Filipino guerrilla forces during WWII

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1944 — 1944 battle, D-Day, Philippines campaign of 1944–45, Philippines, 

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1944-12-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Leyte

1944-12-21T00:00:00Z

Battle of Ormoc Bay

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1st Cav troops at Leyte

Battle of Leyte map 1

Battle of Leyte map 3

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

General MacArthur with the staff of Sergio Osmeña (To the Left) landing in Leyte.

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

Leyeteislandjapanese

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

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

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Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Leyte	1944	D-Day, battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Ormoc Bay	1944	battle		Wikidata
image	1st Cav troops at Leyte				Wikimedia
image	Battle of Leyte map 1				Wikimedia
image	Battle of Leyte map 3				Wikimedia
image	Flags bearers aboard USS Fayette (APA-43) off Leyte, circa 20 October 1944 (80-G-K-2169)				Wikimedia
image	General MacArthur with the staff of Sergio Osmeña (To the Left) landing in Leyte.	1944			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	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	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