Battle of Leyte

Quando

17 de out. de 1944 – 26 de dez. de 1944

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

11.17° N, 125.01° E

Description

1944 amphibious invasion of Leyte in the Philippines by American and Filipino guerrilla forces during WWII

War

World War II

1944 World War II battle

The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur. The combined forces fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “American and Filipino troops (with Filipino guerrillas) begin the Battle of Leyte in the Philippines”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “débarquement américain au golfe de Leyte”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “12月31日——雷伊泰島戰役。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “レイテ島の戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• World War II1 de set. de 1939 · Guerra mundial · Mortes 75.000.000
• World War II in Asia (approx)3 de set. de 1939 · Guerra entre Estados · Mortes 3.269.818