Conflicts & Resolutions · Battle

Battle of Leyte

1944–1945 · 20th century · Part of the Second World War

The Battle of Leyte began with the American landing on the island of Leyte in the central Philippines on 20 October 1944, when Douglas MacArthur returned accompanied by President Sergio Osmeña. The nearby naval Battle of Leyte Gulf destroyed much of the Japanese fleet, and by the end of 1944 the island was largely taken, opening the way to the liberation of Luzon.

Battle of Leyte
Image: U.S. Army Signal Corps officer Gaetano Faillace [1] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Commonwealth of the Philippines

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Leyte. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-leyte
MLA
“Battle of Leyte.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-leyte. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Battle of Leyte.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-leyte.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Battle of Leyte’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-leyte (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻