Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:casualties	Allied: over 2,800 killed Japanese: over 10,000 killed
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Jisaburō_Ozawa gptkb:Kiyohide_Shima gptkb:Shoji_Nishimura gptkb:Takeo_Kurita gptkb:Thomas_C._Kinkaid gptkb:William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkbp:date	23–26 October 1944
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Mindoro
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Leyte_Gulf,_Philippines
gptkbp:notableFor	first organized use of kamikaze attacks
gptkbp:objective	cut off Japan from its colonies in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:purpose	liberation of the Philippines
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait gptkb:Battle_off_Samar gptkb:Battle_off_Cape_Engaño gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sibuyan_Sea
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:shipsSunk	Allied: 6 warships Japanese: 26 major warships
gptkbp:significance	largest naval battle in history
gptkbp:theatreWork	gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Portuguese_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6