Battle of Leyte Gulf
October 23–26, 1944
Result Allied victory
Naval battle fought 23–26 October 1944, the largest of World War II, involving over 200,000 naval personnel. With its fleet much weakened, Japan mobilized nearly all remaining major warships to repel the Allied invasion of the Philippines and deter an invasion of mainland Japan, but failed to achieve a strategic victory.
Battles 1
October 25, 1944
