Sho-Go 1

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Sho-Go 1 was a major Japanese naval operation in World War II intended to counter the American invasion of the Philippines by luring and destroying U.S. carrier forces.

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Sho-Go 1 canonical 3
Sho-1 1
Shō-1 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese naval operation
World War II military operation
alsoKnownAs Operation Victory One
Sho-1
commandedBy Jisaburō Ozawa NERFINISHED
Kiyohide Shima NERFINISHED
Shōji Nishimura NERFINISHED
Takeo Kurita
Toyoda Soemu
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
date 1944-10-23
1944-10-24
1944-10-25
1944-10-26
followedBy subsequent Sho operations in other theaters
hasPart Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Surigao Strait
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
Battle off Cape Engaño
Battle off Samar
location Philippine Sea
Sibuyan Sea
Surigao Strait
off Cape Engaño
waters around Leyte
objective counter the American invasion of the Philippines
destroy U.S. carrier task forces
lure U.S. carrier forces away from the Leyte landing area
opposedBy Thomas C. Kinkaid
William F. Halsey Jr.
linked to: William Halsey Jr.
participant Imperial Japanese Navy
Royal Australian Navy
United States Navy
partOf Operation Sho-Go
result decisive American victory
heavy losses for the Imperial Japanese Navy
significance last major fleet action of the Imperial Japanese Navy
part of the largest naval battle in history by tonnage engaged
startTime 1944-10
strategy converging surface attacks on U.S. invasion fleet at Leyte
use of carrier decoy force to draw off U.S. fast carriers
theater Pacific War
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)

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Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 alsoKnownAs Shō-1
linked to: Sho-Go 1
Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 alsoKnownAs Sho-1
linked to: Sho-Go 1
Center Force operation Sho-Go 1