{"id":85461,"date":"2023-10-29T04:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=85461"},"modified":"2023-10-28T22:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T02:00:16","slug":"the-battle-of-leyte-gulf-ww2-week-270-october-28-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/10\/29\/the-battle-of-leyte-gulf-ww2-week-270-october-28-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of Leyte Gulf &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 270 &#8211; October 28, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FstzP5LLub4?si=ULkjaiKrqTQHpeZS\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 28 Oct 2023<\/p>\n<p>This is it &mdash; 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&#8217; Debrecen Operation comes to its end.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Ian Sowden<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by:  Indy Neidell<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Sietse Kenter<br \/>\nEdited by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by:<br \/>\nMiko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nDaniel Weiss<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:28 Recap<br \/>\n00:50 The Battle of Leyte Gulf<br \/>\n16:18 The Landings on Leyte<br \/>\n16:59 Slovak National Uprising on the ropes<br \/>\n18:13 Debrecen Operation Ends<br \/>\n19:21 Aftermath of the fight for Belgrade<br \/>\n20:47 The Peel Marshes<br \/>\n23:55 Summary<br \/>\n24:30 Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nNational Archives NARA<br \/>\nNAVAL INSTITUTE PHOTO ARCHIVE<br \/>\nPictures of the fighters of Czech Fighter Regiment courtesy Ji\u0159\u00edho Rajlicha<br \/>\nImperial War Museums: NA 019292, NA 019293, TR 1037<br \/>\nAustralian War Memorial<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Break Free&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Dark Beginning&#8221; &#8211; Johan Hynynen<br \/>\n&#8220;Deflection&#8221; &#8211; Reynard Seidel<br \/>\n&#8220;Deviation In Time&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornlof<br \/>\n&#8220;Disciples of Sun Tzu&#8221; &#8211; Christian Andersen<br \/>\n&#8220;Fly Baby Fly&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Force Matrix&#8221; &#8211; Jon Bjork<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s Not a Game&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Last Man Standing 3&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<br \/>\n&#8220;Leave It All Here&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;March Of The Brave 10&#8221; &#8211; Rannar Sillard<br \/>\n&#8220;Moving to Disturbia&#8221; &#8211; Experia<br \/>\n&#8220;Other Sides of Glory&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Potential Redemption&#8221; &#8211; Max Anson<br \/>\n&#8220;Rememberance&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Rush of Blood&#8221; &#8211; Reynard Seidel<br \/>\n&#8220;Symphony of the Cold-Blooded&#8221; &#8211; Christian Andersen<br \/>\n&#8220;The Inspector 4&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 28 Oct 2023 This is it &mdash; the big showdown between US and Japanese Navies, and the largest naval battle ever fought in terms of total tonnage. 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