Battle of Leyte

The Battle of Leyte (Filipino: Labanan sa Leyte; Waray: Gubat ha Leyte; Japanese: レイテの戦い) in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita. The operation, codenamed King Two, launched the Philippines campaign of 1944–45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation.

This article is about the battle on the island of Leyte. For the naval battle, see Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Battle of Leyte
Part of the Philippines campaign (1944–1945) of the Pacific Theater of World War II

General Douglas MacArthur and staff, accompanied by Philippine president Sergio Osmeña (left), land at Red Beach, Leyte, 20 October 1944.
Date17 October – 26 December 1944 (initial phase involving Sixth Army)
Guerrilla phase under Eighth Army continued until March 1945
Location
Leyte Island, Philippines
11°10′20″N 125°00′44″E
Result Allied victory
Belligerents

Allies
 United States

 Australia

Axis
 Japan

  •  Republic of the Philippines
Commanders and leaders
Army:
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Krueger
Franklin C. Sibert
John R. Hodge
Navy:
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Army Air Force:
George C. Kenney
Civilian Government:
Sergio Osmeña
Guerrillas:
Ruperto Kangleón		 Army:
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Sōsaku Suzuki
Shiro Makino †
Tsunehiro Shirai †
Yoshimi Adachi †
Kyoji Tominaga
Units involved

Ground elements:

Sixth Army (Final phase)
  • X Corps
  • XXIV Corps
Eighth Army (Final phase)

Aerial elements:

Fifth Air Force

Naval elements:

Seventh Fleet
  • UDT 8, UDT 9
Fourteenth Area Army
  • 35th Army
Strength
Sixth Army:
≈200,000
Air and naval forces: ≈120,000
3,000 guerrillas		 70,100 (including reinforcements)
246 artillery pieces
33 mortars
37-41 tanks
Casualties and losses
Battle casualties:
3,504 killed
11,991 wounded
183 missing
Non-battle casualties (since 25 Oct.):
119 dead
6 missing
36,791 sick/other		 65,000 killed
714-828 captured

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