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Battle of Leyte

Battle of Leyte was a battle fought on 17 October 1944 at Leyte, in what is now Philippines. It was part of the Pacific War, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at Leyte, Philippine Islands. Left to right: Philippine President Sergio Osmena; Lieutenant General George Kenney (obscured); Colonel Courtney Wh
Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at Leyte, Philippine Islands. Left to right: Philippine President Sergio Osmena; Lieutenant General George Kenney (obscured); Colonel Courtney Wh. U.S. Army Signal Corps officer Gaetano Faillace [1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date17 October 1944
PlaceLeyte, Philippines
11.172N, 125.012E
Part ofPacific War (1941 to 1945)
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
ResultAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited States; Commonwealth of the Philippines; AustraliaEmpire of Japan; Second Philippine Republic
CommandersArmy: Douglas MacArthur; Walter Krueger; Franklin C. Sibert; John R. Hodge; Navy: Thomas C. Kinkaid; Army Air Force: George C. Kenney; Civilian Government: Sergio Osmeña; Guerrillas: Ruperto KangleónHisaichi Terauchi; Tomoyuki Yamashita; Sōsaku Suzuki; Shiro Makino
StrengthSixth Army: ≈200,000; Air and naval forces: ≈120,000; 3,000 guerrillas70,100 (including reinforcements); 246 artillery pieces; 33 mortars; 37–41 tanks
Casualties and lossesBattle casualties: 3,504 killed; 11,991 wounded; 183 missing; Non-battle casualties (after 25 Oct.): 119 dead; 6 missing; 36,791 sick/other65,000 dead; 714–828 captured
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Battle of Leyte is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 37 in present-day Philippines.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q717004, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Leyte, revision 1381229724, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.