It had effectively eliminated the threat of Japanese warships to amphibious operations anywhere for the rest of World War Two, and it also ensured the isolation of Japan for the duration of the war.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battles for Leyte Gulf", and formerly known as the "Second Battle of the Philippine Sea", is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history. 6:02. This is a shame. The Battle for Leyte Gulf 23-26 October 1944 A Brief Account of the Battle Background - The Pacific War December 1941 to October 1944 In December 1941, within hours of the destruction of the United States Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces began their assault on the Philippines. This battle has been remembered by many names, actually historians can't even agree on a name for this epic battle. This sublime devotion to something higher than the self was present on the fields of Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, Belleau Woods, Normandy, and in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Overview On 15 October 1944, following indications of impending Allied landings in the Philippines, the Japanese Imperial Navy’s First Mobile Fleet launched Operation Shō. Three battleships were lost, including the super-battleship HIJMS Musashi. BIGGEST NAVAL BATTLE OF WWII (Part 1): The Battle of Leyte Gulf | Battle 360 | History by HISTORY. Toyoda’s great gamble to attack and destroy the American landing forces in Leyte Gulf involved a classic pincers maneuver. And it's considered to be the largest naval battle of all-time. The Battle of Leyte Gulf officially entered the books as the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, though most of the action occurred nearly one thousand miles from the June turkey shoot. Also Hollywood seems more enamored with these other actions and so have cast Leyte into the bin of obscurity. And so it was at The Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23-26, 1944. It was the largest naval battle ever fought — ending in the eclipse of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and its last sortie in force. Whatever the battle’s official name, after October 1944 the Imperial Navy was finished. Three strike forces would sail from Japan and Brunei to penetrate the gulf from the north and south and meet on the morning of October 25, “X-day.” The most powerful force, Force A to the Japanese, […] While Halsey had mistakenly written off Center Force as all but neutralized, it was becoming quite clear to Kinkaid that another threat was heading towards Leyte Gulf from the south.