Leyte Gulf Decisive: U.S. Navy Crushes Japan
The Imperial Japanese Navy shattered its remaining strength against the U.S. Third and Seventh Fleets during the largest naval engagement in history, a clash that unfolded around the Philippines. This crushing defeat forced Japan to abandon its last major offensive capabilities and triggered the first kamikaze attacks of the war as desperate pilots sought new ways to strike American ships.
October 20, 1944
82 years ago
What Else Happened on October 20
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