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Parent topics
- Philippines [r]: A large, democratic nation of Southeast Asia, consisting of an archipelago of over 7,000 islands, with many cultures, religions and languages. [e]
- World War Two in the Pacific [r]: The part of World War II (1937-45) fought in Asia and the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the U.S., China, Britain, Australia, and other Allies. [e]
- United States Navy [r]: Branch of the U.S. armed forces] responsible for combat on, over, and under water. [e]
- Imperial Japanese Navy [r]: The part of the Japanese military responsible for naval warfare, 1868-1945 [e]
Subtopics
U.S. command
- Pacific and Pacific Ocean Areas [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Chester W. Nimitz [r]: United States Navy admiral (1885-1966) who was Commander in Chief, Pacific and Pacific Ocean Areas in World War II [e]
- William Halsey [r]: Fleet admiral of the United States Navy in the Pacific theater of World War II, commanding the Third United States Fleet; a colorful and inspirational fighting leader with some limitations in strategy and large fleet command [e]
- United States Third Fleet [r]: Currently the eastern Pacific-U.S. West Coast naval component of United States Pacific Command, based in San Diego, California; was the Central Pacific combat fleet in the Second World War when under the command of ADM William Halsey [e]
- Willis Lee [r]: United States Navy admiral of WWII, who specialized in "big gun" ships such as battleships and cruisers; Commander, Battle Force, Pacific Fleet [e]
- Southwest Pacific Area [r]: Second World War theater of operations under the command of Douglas MacArthur; major components included Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, the western Solomon Islands, and the Malay Peninsula and Singapore [e]
- Douglas MacArthur [r]: Senior U.S. Army commander in the Second World War, head of the Occupation of Japan, holder of the highest rank and highest honor for valor in the Army, yet relieved of command for insubordination [e]
- United States Seventh Fleet [r]: The forward-deployed forces of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps that operate in the western Pacific Ocean; a major operating command under United States Pacific Command [e]
- Thomas Kinkaid [r]: Admiral, United States Navy; commander of United States Seventh Fleet, Southwest Pacific Area (""MacArthur's Navy") in the Second World War [e]
- Clifton A. F. Sprague [r]: United States Navy admiral in direct command of the most threatened, and hardest-fighting task group in the Action off Samar, which, with support from its sister units, caused an immensely more powerful Japanese task force to turn back, protecting the Leyte invasion transports [e]
- Sixth United States Army [r]: Currently inactive U.S. Army designation for a field army headquarters; was one of two field armies under Douglas MacArthur in WWII; later preparedness and training headquarters for the western United States [e]
- Walter Krueger [r]: Add brief definition or description
Japanese command
- Soemu Toyoda [r]: Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy; Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet, May 1944 to the Japanese surrender [e]
- Mobile Force (Leyte) [r]: Major Imperial Japanese Navy command centered around Japanese First Fleet of aircraft carriers, but, at the time of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, without enough aircraft and pilots to be a significant force; operated as a decoy under Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa; designated the Northern Force (Leyte) by the U.S. [e]
- Jisaburo Ozawa [r]: Vice admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, respected by both sides for getting the best possible results in extremely adverse situations [e]
- Japanese Northern Force [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Takeo Kurita [r]: Vice Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy; commanded First Striking Force (Leyte) at Battle of Leyte Gulf and Japanese Second Fleet (battleships); President of the Naval Academy at war's end [e]
- Japanese Southern Force (Leyte) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Southwest Area Force (Leyte [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Gunichi Mikawa [r]: Add brief definition or description
Actions of the battle
- Palawan Passage [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Battle of the Sibuyan Sea [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Action off Samar [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Battle of Cape Engano [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Battle of Surigao Strait [r]: Add brief definition or description
Actions establishing context
- Battle of the Philippine Sea [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Operation Downfall [r]: Add brief definition or description