English: The
Battle of Leyte Gulf was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of
World War II, fought in the seas around the island of Leyte in the Philippines from 23 October to 26 October 1944.
日本語:レイテ湾海戦(レイテ沖海戦)とは1944年10月23日から26日にかけて日本海軍とアメリカ海軍の間でフィリピン近海で行われた戦闘。
<nowiki>Batalla del Golfo de Leyte; tengeri csata a Leyte-öbölben; batalla del golf de Leyte; See- und Luftschlacht im Golf von Leyte; نبرد خلیج لیته; 雷伊泰灣海戰; Slaget om Leyte Gulf; Leyte Körfezi Muharebesi; 雷伊泰灣海戰; Slaget vid Leytebukten; קרב מפרץ לייטה; 雷伊泰灣海戰; 雷伊泰灣海戰; 莱特湾海战; 雷伊泰湾海战; Leytenlahden taistelu; Pertempuran Teluk Leyte; Batalo de Lejtea Golfo; Bitva u Leyte; Battle of Leyte Gulf; battaglia del Golfo di Leyte; Bitka pri Leyte; bataille du golfe de Leyte; Bătălia din Golful Leyte; Лейте кӳлмекĕнчи çапăçу; Trận chiến vịnh Leyte; Битва в затоці Лейте; Slag in de Golf van Leyte; レイテ沖海戦; ogun Leyte Gulf; Bitwa morska o Leyte; Batalha do Golfo de Leyte; ยุทธนาวีที่อ่าวเลย์เต; 레이테만 전투; Slag van Leyte Golf; Битка у заливу Лејте; Bitka v zalivu Leyte; Labanan sa Golpo ng Leyte; Сражение в заливе Лейте; 雷伊泰湾海战; Pertempuran Teluk Leyte; Leyteslaget; Slaget ved Leyte Gulf; Bitka u zalivu Leyte; Bitka u zaljevu Leyte; लेयटे आखाताची लढाई; Batalha dau Golf de Leyte; Битка в залива Лейте; Batalla do golfo de Leyte; معركة خليج ليتي; Ναυμαχία του Κόλπου Λέιτε; Битка во Лејтскиот Залив; batalla de la Segunda Guerra Mundial; 大日本帝国海軍史上最大の海戦; engagements aéronavals américains majeurs, campagne de libération des Philippines (1944), Guerre du Pacifique; најголемата поморска битка во Втората светска војна; artikel daftar Wikimedia; Jedna z większych bitew tamtych czasów; det største sjøslaget under andre verdenskrig; 1944년 10월 하순 레이테 만에서 벌어진 의 제2차 세계 대전에서 가장 거대한 해전; batalla de la Segona Guerra Mundial; ogun; Schlacht des Pazifikkriegs; toisen maailmansodan meritaistelu; 1944 the largest naval battle of World War II; marbatalo de la Dua Mondmilito inter Japanio kaj Usono; 历史上最大的海战; battaglia aereonavale della seconda guerra mondiale nel teatro pacifico; Batalla de Leyte; Bataille du cap engaño; Лейте кӳлмекĕнчи тинĕс çапăçăвĕ; Лейте пырĕнчи тинĕс çапăçăвĕ; Сражение у мыса Энганьо; लेयटे गल्फची लढाई; Schlacht von Leyte; See- und Luftschlacht im Leyte-Golf; Seeschlacht im Golf von Leyte; Batalha do mar de samar; 雷伊泰灣戰役; 莱特湾海战; 萊特灣之役; 比島海海戰; 萊特灣戰役; 路特灣戰役; Slaget ved Leytebugten; Slaget om Leytebugten; Leyte Körfezi Deniz Muharebesi; Leyte Körfezi Savaşı; シブヤン海海戦; スリガオ海峡海戦; サマール島沖海戦; 比島沖海戦; サマール沖海戦; エンガノ岬沖海戦; フィリピン沖海戦; Hải chiến vịnh Leyte; Trận vịnh Leyte; ยุทธการอ่าวเลย์เต; Bitwa o Leyte; Bitwa w Zatoce Leyte; II bitwa na Morzu Filipińskim; Bitva v Leytském zálivu; Bitva v zálivu Leyte; Slag voor de Golf van Leyte; Slag om de Leytegolf; Slag om Leyte; Slaget om Leytebukten; Labanan sa Gulpo ng Leyte; Leytelahden taistelu; Leyten lahden taistelu; 제2차 필리핀해 전투; 레이테 만 해전; Second Battle of the Philippine Sea; Dua Batalo de Filipinoj; Битка во заливот Лејте; Bitka v zalivu Lyte</nowiki>
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The four engagements in the battle of Leyte Gulf.
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The battle off Samar.
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US Armada moving towards Leyte Island
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USS Princeton on fire, east of Luzon, 24 October 1944.
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USS Princeton (CVL-23) afire at about 1004 hours on 24 October 1944, soon after she was hit by a Japanese bomb during operations off the Philippines. This view shows smoke rising from the ship's second large explosion, as USS Reno (CL-96) steams by in the foreground. Photographed from USS South Dakota (BB-57)
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Task Force 38 aircraft attack the Japanese battleship HIJMS Musashi (foreground) and a destroyer in the Sibuyan Sea (24 October 1944)
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Japanese battleship HIJMS Yamato in action with U.S. carrier planes, as she transited the Sibuyan Sea (24 October 1944)
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Yamato under attack in the Sibuyan Sea.
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The Japanese aircraft carriers Zuikaku, left, and (probably) Zuiho come under attack by dive bombers early in the battle off Cape Engaño.
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The crew of Zuikaku salute as the flag is lowered, and the Zuikaku ceases to be the flagship of the Japanese Navy.
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The Yamato and a heavy cruiser, possibly Tone or Chikuma, in action off Samar.
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Japanese cruiser Chikuma under aerial attack during Battle off Samar
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The Japanese destroyer Akizuki burning in the battle off Cape Engaño.
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U.S. escort carrier Gambier Bay is straddle by Japanese heavy cruiser gunfire during the Battle off Samar.
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A 60th Anniversary ceremony in Tacloban, Philippines, on October 20, 2004
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Japanese Vice Admiral Shoji Nishimura, killed in the Battle of Surigao Strait.