Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Takeo Kurita

Battles of Takeo Kurita

Japanese admiral, 1889 to 1977

Takeo Kurita is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1944: 1 battle and 4 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in Philippines (2), Indonesia (1), Japan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,951 km apart end to end, 1,488 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (4), World War II (1).

Battle of Sunda StraitBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of the Sibuyan SeaBattle off SamarBattle of Sunda StraitBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of the Sibuyan SeaBattle off SamarManilaBangkok2000 km7.015N, 117.885E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 1 engagements1944: 4 engagements4 in 194419421944
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sunda Strait, 1942Battle of the Philippine Sea, 1944Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 1944Battle off Samar, 194419421944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Battle of Sunda StraitIndonesiaJapanese victory
19 June 1944Battle of the Philippine SeaPhilippine Sea, Japan3,919 km NEAmerican victory
23 October 1944Battle of Leyte GulfLeyte Gulf, Philippines1,181 km SWAllied victory
24 October 1944Battle of the Sibuyan SeaSibuyan Sea, Philippines408 km NWAllied victory
25 October 1944Battle off Samar443 km EAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Photo #: NH 63694; Post-Work: User:W.wolny, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.