Asia Pacific 1944: Battle of Leyte Gulf
23 October 1944
23 Oct 1944
Battle of Leyte Gulf
9 Feb 1943 Guadalcanal Campaign
15 Dec 1943 Operation Cartwheel
18 Apr 1944 Burma Offensives
19 Jun 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea
23 Oct 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf
4 Dec 1944 Operation Ichi-Go
3 Mar 1945 Philippines Campaign
8 May 1945 Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
6 Aug 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima
15 Aug 1945 Japanese Surrender
From the Marianas and New Guinea, the Allies now converged on the Philippines, landing on Leyte in October. As the loss of the Philippines would cut their shipping routes to southeast Asia, the Japanese were again forced to send in most of their remaining navy; only to have it destroyed at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
