The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought near the Philippines over several days with a number of different engagements. The combined conflict made it the largest naval battle of the Second World War, and by some estimates, the largest naval battle in history. More than 200,000 naval soldiers, auxiliary personnel, and officers were involved in the conflict between October 23d and 26th of 1944. The forces were mostly American and Australian on the Allied side against Imperial Japanese on the Axis side.

202K views · 3.1K reactions | Battle of Leyte Gulf 🌏 Battlefield is an American documentary series that debuted in 1994 on PBS that explores the most important battles fought primarily during the Second World War. 💥 Written by: Dave Flitton Directed by: Dave Flitton Theme music composer: David Galbraith Producers: Andy Aitken, Justin McCarthy #WW2inPH #BattleOfLeyteGulf #Leyte #LeyteGulf #Navy | World War II in the Philippines | Facebook

The Battle of Leyte was an amphibious invasion that launched the beginning of the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippines after almost three years of Japanese occupation. | HISTORY

10K views · 542 reactions | The Battle of Leyte Gulf lasted three...