EVENT INFORMATION

20
October
1944

Allied forces land at Leyte as Filipinos resist occupation

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📅 20 October 1944 📍 Philippines

U.S. and Filipino forces landed at Leyte, beginning a campaign to retake the Philippines from Japan. Filipino guerrillas had gathered intelligence, rescued Allied personnel, and resisted occupation before and during the landings. The return of U.S. forces did not erase the Philippines’ unequal colonial relationship with the United States or settle the question of genuine sovereignty.

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People in this event

Sergio Osmeña

Douglas MacArthur

Filipino guerrillas

Leyte civilians

Organizations in this Event

Philippine Commonwealth

U.S. Army

Imperial Japanese Army