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October 29, 2023

The Battle of Leyte Gulf – WW2 – Week 270 – October 28, 1944

World War Two
Published 28 Oct 2023

This is it — the big showdown between US and Japanese Navies, and the largest naval battle ever fought in terms of total tonnage. American landings on Leyte itself are still in progress, and the Soviets’ Debrecen Operation comes to its end.

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Ian Sowden
Written by: Indy Neidell
Research by: Indy Neidell
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman
Daniel Weiss

00:00 Intro
00:28 Recap
00:50 The Battle of Leyte Gulf
16:18 The Landings on Leyte
16:59 Slovak National Uprising on the ropes
18:13 Debrecen Operation Ends
19:21 Aftermath of the fight for Belgrade
20:47 The Peel Marshes
23:55 Summary
24:30 Conclusion

Image sources:
National Archives NARA
NAVAL INSTITUTE PHOTO ARCHIVE
Pictures of the fighters of Czech Fighter Regiment courtesy Jiřího Rajlicha
Imperial War Museums: NA 019292, NA 019293, TR 1037
Australian War Memorial

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“Dark Beginning” – Johan Hynynen
“Deflection” – Reynard Seidel
“Deviation In Time” – Johannes Bornlof
“Disciples of Sun Tzu” – Christian Andersen
“Fly Baby Fly” – Fabien Tell
“Force Matrix” – Jon Bjork
“It’s Not a Game” – Philip Ayers
“Last Man Standing 3” – Johannes Bornlöf
“Leave It All Here” – Fabien Tell
“March Of The Brave 10” – Rannar Sillard
“Moving to Disturbia” – Experia
“Other Sides of Glory” – Fabien Tell
“Potential Redemption” – Max Anson
“Rememberance” – Fabien Tell
“Rush of Blood” – Reynard Seidel
“Symphony of the Cold-Blooded” – Christian Andersen
“The Inspector 4” – Johannes Bornlöf
“Weapon of Choice” – Fabien Tell

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