<P> It was fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte , Samar and Luzon , from 23 -- 26 October 1944 , between combined American and Australian forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy . On 20 October , United States troops invaded the island of Leyte as part of a strategy aimed at isolating Japan from the countries it had occupied in Southeast Asia , and in particular depriving Japanese forces and industry of vital oil supplies . The Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) mobilized nearly all of its remaining major naval vessels in an attempt to defeat the Allied invasion but was repulsed by the U.S. Navy 's Third and Seventh fleets . The IJN failed to achieve its objective , suffered heavy losses , and never sailed to battle in comparable force thereafter . The majority of its surviving heavy ships , deprived of fuel , remained in their bases for the rest of the Pacific War and suffered under heavy sustained aerial attack . </P>
<P> It was fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte , Samar and Luzon , from 23 -- 26 October 1944 , between combined American and Australian forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy . On 20 October , United States troops invaded the island of Leyte as part of a strategy aimed at isolating Japan from the countries it had occupied in Southeast Asia , and in particular depriving Japanese forces and industry of vital oil supplies . The Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) mobilized nearly all of its remaining major naval vessels in an attempt to defeat the Allied invasion but was repulsed by the U.S. Navy 's Third and Seventh fleets . The IJN failed to achieve its objective , suffered heavy losses , and never sailed to battle in comparable force thereafter . The majority of its surviving heavy ships , deprived of fuel , remained in their bases for the rest of the Pacific War and suffered under heavy sustained aerial attack . </P>
where did the battle of leyte gulf take place
where did the battle of leyte gulf take place
in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte , Samar and Luzon
in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte , Samar and Luzon