initial landings at Leyte

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkbp:casualties significant losses on both sides
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
gptkbp:date October 20, 1944
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
ground offensive
gptkbp:historical_impact pivotal moment in World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label initial landings at Leyte
gptkbp:included_airborne_operations_by paratroopers
gptkbp:involved_amphibious_assault yes
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Philippine_Commonwealth_Army
gptkbp:involved_intelligence_from gptkb:sports_club
gptkbp:involved_naval_bombardment_from gptkb:United_States_Navy_ships
gptkbp:involved_naval_forces_from gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Journalist
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:key U. S. military strategy
gptkbp:landing_distance gptkb:Red_Beach
Blue Beach
Yellow Beach
gptkbp:led_to recapture of the Philippines
gptkbp:location gptkb:Leyte,_Philippines
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Operation_King_II
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Philippine_history
gptkb:military_history
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:1944
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Filipino_guerrillas
gptkbp:resulted_in Allied victory
gptkbp:resulted_in_establishment_of beachhead
gptkbp:signaled turning point in the war in the Pacific
gptkbp:significance reestablishment of American presence in the Philippines
gptkbp:strategic_goals liberation of the Philippines
defeat Japan.
gptkbp:used_landing_crafts gptkb:Higgins_boats
gptkbp:was_a_critical_phase_of the Pacific War
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of amphibious warfare tactics
gptkbp:was_a_key_objective_of Mac Arthur's strategy
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:invasion_of_Luzon
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Japanese occupation of the Philippines
gptkbp:was_a_result_of Allied strategic planning
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for Japanese forces in the Pacific
gptkbp:was_characterized_by heavy fighting
gptkbp:was_followed_by occupation of Leyte
gptkbp:was_influenced_by previous amphibious assaults
gptkbp:was_part_of the liberation of Southeast Asia
gptkbp:was_supported_by logistical supply ships
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Invasion_of_Leyte
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5