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The Battle for Leyte Gulf
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Battle_for_Leyte_Gulf
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:marine
gptkbp:casualties
over 12,500 Japanese killed
over 2,800 Allied killed
gptkbp:combatant
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Jisaburō_Ozawa
gptkb:Kiyohide_Shima
gptkb:Shoji_Nishimura
gptkb:Takeo_Kurita
gptkb:Thomas_C._Kinkaid
gptkb:William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkbp:date
October 23–26, 1944
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Invasion_of_Lingayen_Gulf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Battle for Leyte Gulf
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Leyte_Gulf,_Philippines
gptkbp:notableFor
complex multi-phase battle
first use of kamikaze attacks
largest naval battle in history by tonnage engaged
gptkbp:objective
liberation of the Philippines
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:purpose
support Allied landings on Leyte
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
crippled Japanese naval power
gptkbp:shipsSunk
gptkb:Gambier_Bay
gptkb:Hatsuzuki
gptkb:Hoel
gptkb:Samuel_B._Roberts
gptkb:Chiyoda
gptkb:Johnston
gptkb:Yamashiro
gptkb:Zuikaku
gptkb:Musashi
gptkb:Fusō
Chitose
gptkbp:significance
largest naval battle of World War II
decisive defeat for Japanese Navy
gptkbp:theatreWork
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Crusade_in_the_Pacific_(TV_series)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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