Battle off Samar
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battle-off-samar-169-1685144
title:
Battle off Samar
text:
The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944. It was the only major action in the larger battle in which the Americans were largely unprepared. After the previous day's fighting, the Imperial Japanese Navy's First Mobile Striking Force, under the command of Takeo Kurita, had suffered significant damage and appeared to be retre
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description:
Part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_Samar
date created:
2004-03-12T05:44:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T05:48:47Z
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