Battle of Leyte
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Was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, occupied by Japan at the time, by American forces.
Chronology
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- December 1944: U.S. liberation of Tabango.
- December 1944: American avances during the Battle of Ormoc Bay.
- December 1944: U.S. liberation of Ormoc.
- December 1944: U.S. conquest of the barrio of Tibur.
- December 1944: U.S. liberation of Ormoc.
- December 1944: U.S. liberation of Paolompon.
- December 1944: U.S. liberation of Paolompon.
- December 1944: U.S. liberation of Irpil.
- December 1944: U.S. liberation of Villaba.
- October 1944: The U.S. Sixth Army, supported by naval and air bombardment, landed on the favorable eastern shore of Leyte.
- December 1944: U.S. liberation of San isidoro.
- December 1944: The Japanese evacuated Leyte island.
- December 1944: U.S. liberation of Valencia.
Selected Sources
- Cannon, M. H. (1993): Leyte: The return to the Philippines, Washington D.C. (USA), p. 278
- Cannon, M. H. (1993): Leyte: The return to the Philippines, Washington D.C. (USA), p. 329
- Cannon, M. H. (1993): Leyte: The return to the Philippines, Washington D.C. (USA), p. 348
- Cannon, M. H. (1993): Leyte: The return to the Philippines, Washington D.C. (USA), p. 355
- Cannon, M. H. (1993): Leyte: The return to the Philippines, Washington D.C. (USA), p. 356
- Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.347