leyte

• Eigenname für eine Insel der Philippinen und die sie umgebende Meeresregion; historisch bedeutsam als Schauplatz der großen Seeschlacht im Golf von Leyte 1944, bei der die USA auf die Philippinen zurückkehrten und Japan erstmals massiv Kamikaze-Flugzeuge einsetzte.

A proper noun referring to an island in the Philippines, historically significant as the site of a major World War II battle in 1944, which marked the return of U.S. forces to the Philippines and the first large-scale use of kamikaze attacks by Japan.

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1. Battle of LeyteB2formal

   A major World War II conflict in the Pacific theater, beginning with Allied landings on Leyte Island, Philippines, in October 1944, and noted for the first large-scale deployment of Japanese kamikaze aircraft.

   Schlacht um Leyte

   • The Battle of Leyte was a crucial step in the Allied campaign to retake the Philippines.
   • Troops landed on Leyte's shores on October 20, 1944, facing fierce resistance.
   • During the battle, Japanese kamikaze pilots deliberately crashed their planes into American ships.