The Philippines campaign, Battle of the Philippines, Second Philippines campaign, or the Liberation of the Philippines, codenamed Operation Musketeer I, II, and III, was the American, Filipino, Austra
General Douglas MacArthur, President Osmeña, and staff land at Palo, Leyte on 20 October 1944
US soldiers on Leyte shortly after the landing
Left to right: Pfc. Philip H. Dunbar (Worcester, Massachusetts) and Pvt. Si Gerson (New York City) giving Christmas candy to Filipino children in San Jose, Mindoro Island, December 25, 1944
Troops of the 185th Inf., 40th Div., take cover behind advancing tanks while moving up on Japanese positions on Panay Island.
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The Battle of Leyte 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 o
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
…1944–1945) Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II General Douglas MacArthur, President Osmeña, and staff land at Palo, Leyte on 20 October 1944 Date 20 October 1944 – 15 August 1945 Location Philippines Result Allied victory Territorial changes Liberation of the Philippines from Japan End of the Second Philippine…
Amphibious forces approach Leyte, October 1944
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger