Asia Pacific 75 years ago today: Battle of Leyte Gulf (23 Oct 1944) https://buff.ly/2pF4ClH From the Marianas and New Guinea, the Allies now converged on the Philippines, landing on Leyte in October. As the loss of the Philippines would cut their shipping routes to southeast Asia, the Japanese were again forced to send in most of their remaining navy; only to have it destroyed at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. #1940s #1944 #20thcentury #october #asiapacific #axisandallies #cartographer #historias #historyclass #historyfacts #historylovers #historymatters #leytegulf #instahistory #empireofjapan #japanesehistory #mapmaking #maps #militaryhistory #october23 #pacificwar #philippines #usnavy #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #ww2pacific #wwii #todayinhistory #thisdayinhistory (at Leyte Gulf) https://www.instagram.com/p/B39AX3WAnDS/?igshid=icf89ohtd7tx
