What the records say
- When
- 23 Oct 1944 – 26 Oct 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 10.37° N, 125.36° E
- Description
- 1944 the largest naval battle of World War II
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War II
4 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Naval Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines – In the largest naval battle in history by most criteria and the last naval battle in history between…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die See- und Luftschlacht im Golf von Leyte beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “10月26日——雷伊泰灣海战。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
Part of
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- Battle off Samar25 Oct 1944 · Battle
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