Battle of Leyte order of battle

Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Initial US Army landings on Leyte

On 20 October 1944, troops of the United States Sixth Army under the direct command of Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, invaded the Philippine island of Leyte. This operation was the beginning of General Douglas MacArthur's fulfillment of his promise in March 1942 to the Filipino people that he would liberate them from Japanese rule.

The choice of Leyte was the result of heated discussion at the highest levels of the US military and government. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Ernest J. King had forcefully advocated for an invasion of the island of Formosa, about 300 miles (480 km) north of the Philippines, insisting that it would both bolster the morale of the Nationalist Chinese, then fighting the Japanese occupation of their country, and provide a much closer base for military operations against the Japanese home islands. In the event, MacArthur's viewpoint that the United States needed to be seen as following through on its promise to liberate the Filipino people from Japanese oppression won out.

Summary of US ground forces:

US Sixth Army
Lieutenant General Walter Krueger
Approx. 202,500 total officers and enlisted[1]

Northern landing area
X Army Corps
Lieutenant General Franklin C. Sibert
Left: 24th Infantry ("Taro") Division
Right: 1st Cavalry Division
Southern landing area
XXIV Army Corps
Lieutenant General John R. Hodge
Left: 7th Infantry ("Bayonet") Division
Right: 96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division
Reserve: 11th Airborne ("Angels") Division
Reserves
Landed 14 Nov: 32nd Infantry ("Red Arrow") Division
Landed 23 Nov: 77th Infantry ("Statue of Liberty") Division

United States

Ground force commanders for the invasion of Leyte
Sixth Army commander Walter Krueger
X Corps commander Franklin C. Sibert and division commander Frederick A. Irving
XXIV Corps commander John R. Hodge
Waves of men and machines near the invasion beachhead aboard powerful LCMs (landing craft mechanized) during the invasion of Leyte
Coast Guard-manned LSTs on Leyte
Men and equipment on Leyte beachhead
US 8-inch howitzers of the 61st Field Artillery Battalion readied near Tacloban
Men of the 7th Cavalry on Leyte
Amphibious craft anchored at Leyte
Men of the 1st Cavalry Division on Leyte, December 1944

Southwest Pacific Area
General Douglas MacArthur

US Sixth Army
Lieutenant General Walter Krueger
Approx. 202,500 officers and enlisted[2]

Army-level units[3]
2nd Engineer Support Brigade
6th Ranger Battalion
21st Infantry Regiment[a]

Northern landing area

X Army Corps
Lieutenant General Franklin C. Sibert
Embarked in Task Force 78 under Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey
Left sector (Red Beaches)
24th Infantry ("Taro") Division[4]
Major General Frederick A. Irving
Infantry
Left: 19th Infantry Regiment
Right: 34th Infantry Regiment
Artillery
13th, 52nd, 63rd FA Battalions (105mm)
11th FA Battalion (155mm)
Division troops
3rd Engineer Combat Battalion
24th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
24th Medical Battalion
24th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment
Right sector (White Beaches)
1st Cavalry Division[5]
Major General Verne D. Mudge
1st Cavalry Brigade HQ
Left: 5th Cavalry Regiment
Center: 12th Cavalry Regiment
2nd Cavalry Brigade HQ
Right: 7th Cavalry Regiment
Reserve: 8th Cavalry Regiment
61st, 82nd, 99th, 271st FA Battalions (105mm)
302nd Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
603rd Medium Tank Company
801st Counterintelligence Corps Detachment

Southern landing area

XXIV Army Corps
Lieutenant General John R. Hodge
Embarked in Task Force 79 under Vice Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson
Left sector (Yellow and Violet Beaches)
7th Infantry ("Bayonet") Division[6]
Major General Archibald V. Arnold
Infantry
Left (Yellow): 184th Infantry Regiment
Right (Violet): 32nd Infantry Regiment
Reserve: 17th Infantry Regiment
Artillery
48th, 49th, 57th FA Battalions (105mm)
31st FA Battalion (155mm)
Division troops
7th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
13th Engineer Combat Battalion
7th Medical Battalion
7th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment
Right sector (Blue and Orange Beaches)
96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division[7]
Major General James L. Bradley
Infantry
Left (Blue): 382nd Infantry Regiment
Right (Orange): 383rd Infantry Regiment
Reserve: 381st Infantry Regiment
Artillery
361st, 362nd, 921st FA Battalions (105mm)
363rd FA Battalion (155mm)
Division troops
96th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
321st Engineer Combat Battalion
321st Medical Battalion
96th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment
Other units
20th Armored Group
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
XXIV Corps Reserve – Landed 18 Nov
11th Airborne ("Angels") Division[8]
Major General Joseph M. Swing
Infantry
187th Glider Infantry Regiment
188th Glider Infantry Regiment
511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Artillery
674th Glider FA Battalion (75mm)
675th Glider FA Battalion (75mm)
457th Parachute FA Battalion (75mm)
Division troops
127th Airborne Engineer Battalion
157th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion
221st Airborne Medical Company
11th Parachute Maintenance Company
Other XXIV Corps units
20th Armored Group
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment

Sixth Army reserve

Landed 14 Nov[9]
32nd Infantry ("Red Arrow") Division
Major General William H. Gill
Landed 23 Nov[10]
77th Infantry ("Statue of Liberty") Division
Major General Andrew D. Bruce

Japan

Japanese commanders concerned in Leyte campaign
Count Hisaichi Terauchi
General Tomoyuki Yamashita
Lieut. Gen. Sosaku Suzuki
Japanese landing ship LS-159 burning at Ormoc Bay on Leyte's west coast
IJN landing ship No.11 at San Isidro, northwest of Leyte

Southern Army (Southeast Asia)[11]
Field Marshal Count Hisaichi Terauchi[b] at Manila

Fourteenth Area Army[c]
General Tomoyuki Yamashita[d]
Thirty-Fifth Army[e]
Lieutenant General Sosaku Suzuki[f]
1st Division
16th Division
26th Division
102nd Division
Elements of 30th Division
54th Independent Mixed Brigade
55th Independent Mixed Brigade
68th Independent Mixed Brigade
Third Shipping Transport Command
Major General Masazumi Inada[g]
Leyte Defense Forces
16th Division
Lieutenant General Shiro Makino[h]
9th Infantry Regiment[i]
20th Infantry Regiment
33rd Infantry Regiment[j]
22nd Artillery Regiment[k]
16th Engineer Regiment[l]
Miscellaneous units
2nd Company, 16th Transport Regiment
7th Independent Tank Company
16th Division Special Troops
Thirty-Fifth Army Depots units
Elements, 63rd Motor Transport Battalion
316th Independent Motor Transport Company
317th Independent Motor Transport Company
34th Air Sector Command
98th Airfield Battalion
114th Airfield Battalion
54th Airfield Company
2nd Airfield Construction Unit
11th Airfield Construction Unit
Naval Land Forces
Elements, 36th Naval Garrison Unit
311th Naval Construction Unit
Air Forces
Fourth Air Army at Manila
Lieutenant General Kyoji Tominaga[m]
2nd Air Division
4th Air Division
IJN Fifth Base Air Force under on Formosa
Vice Admiral Kinpei Teraoka

Notes

  1. ^ Detached from 24th Infantry Division
  2. ^ Died before he could be tried for war crimes
  3. ^ A Japanese area army was equivalent to a Euro-American army.
  4. ^ Hanged for atrocities committed by men under his command
  5. ^ A Japanese army was equivalent to a Euro-American corps.
  6. ^ KIA on Cebu 19 April 1945
  7. ^ Served approx. seven-year sentence for covering up war crimes
  8. ^ Committed suicide 10 August 1945
  9. ^ Less three companies on Samar
  10. ^ Less one company on Samar
  11. ^ Less 3rd Battalion on Luzon
  12. ^ Less one company
  13. ^ Transferred to Manchukuo, held by USSR as a POW for approx. ten years

References

  1. ^ Chun, p. 16
  2. ^ Chun, p. 16
  3. ^ Chun, p. 23
  4. ^ Stanton, p. 98
  5. ^ Stanton, p. 71
  6. ^ Stanton, p. 87
  7. ^ Stanton, p. 172
  8. ^ Stanton, p. 94
  9. ^ "World War II Divisional Combat Chronicles".
  10. ^ "World War II Divisional Combat Chronicles".
  11. ^ Chun, p. 23

Bibliography

Print

  • Chun, Clayton (2015). Leyte 1944: Return to the Philippines. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-4728-0690-1.
  • Stanton, Shelby L. (1984). World War II Order of Battle. New York: Galahad Books. ISBN 0-88365-775-9.

Web

Read other articles:

Agustín Delgado

Nama ini menggunakan cara penamaan Spanyol: nama keluarga pertama atau paternalnya adalah Delgado dan nama keluarga kedua atau maternalnya adalah Chalá. Agustín Delgado Informasi pribadiNama lengkap Agustín Javier Delgado ChaláTanggal lahir 23 Desember 1974 (umur 49)Tempat lahir Ambuquí, Imbabura, EcuadorTinggi 1,88 m (6 ft 2 in)Posisi bermain PenyerangKarier senior*Tahun Tim Tampil (Gol)1991–1993 ESPOLI 12 (6)1994–1995 Barcelona SC 11 (2)1995–1996 El Nacio...

 

 

Mae Murray

Mae MurrayMurray di Photoplay, 1917LahirMarie Adrienne Koenig(1885-05-10)10 Mei 1885New York City, A.S.Meninggal23 Maret 1965(1965-03-23) (umur 79)Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, A.S.MakamValhalla Memorial Park CemeteryPekerjaanAktrispenariproduserTahun aktif1916–1931Suami/istriWilliam M. Schwenker Jr. ​ ​(m. 1908; c. 1910)​ Jay O'Brien ​ ​(m. 1916; c. 1918)​[1] Robert...

 

 

Hochstadt am Main

Hochstadt a.Main Lambang kebesaranLetak Hochstadt a.Main di Lichtenfels NegaraJermanNegara bagianBayernWilayahOberfrankenKreisLichtenfelsMunicipal assoc.Hochstadt-MarktzeulnSubdivisions7 bydelePemerintahan • MayorThomas Kneipp (CSU)Luas • Total13,79 km2 (532 sq mi)Ketinggian281 m (922 ft)Populasi (2013-12-31)[1] • Total1.694 • Kepadatan1,2/km2 (3,2/sq mi)Zona waktuWET/WMPET (UTC+1/+2)Kode pos96272Kode a...

Carreggiata

Disambiguazione – Se stai cercando la terminologia relativa ai veicoli, vedi Carreggiata (veicoli). Questa voce o sezione sull'argomento strade non cita le fonti necessarie o quelle presenti sono insufficienti. Puoi migliorare questa voce aggiungendo citazioni da fonti attendibili secondo le linee guida sull'uso delle fonti. Segui i suggerimenti del progetto di riferimento. Questa voce o sezione sull'argomento trasporti ha un'ottica geograficamente limitata. Contribuisci ad ampli...

 

 

WDBQ-FM

Radio station in Galena, IllinoisWDBQ-FMGalena, IllinoisBroadcast areaDubuque, Iowa and VicinityFrequency107.5 MHzBrandingQ107.5ProgrammingFormatClassic hitsAffiliationsCompass Media NetworksPremiere NetworksWestwood OneOwnershipOwnerTownsquare Media(Townsquare License, LLC)Sister stationsKLYV, KXGE, WDBQ, WJODHistoryFirst air date1989 (1989) (as WJOD)Former call signsWJOD (1988-1999)Call sign meaningDubuqueTechnical information[1]Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID30617ClassAERP6,...

 

 

Tata Consultancy Services

Artikel ini berisi konten yang ditulis dengan gaya sebuah iklan. Bantulah memperbaiki artikel ini dengan menghapus konten yang dianggap sebagai spam dan pranala luar yang tidak sesuai, dan tambahkan konten ensiklopedis yang ditulis dari sudut pandang netral dan sesuai dengan kebijakan Wikipedia. (Mei 2020) Tata Consultancy Services LimitedKantor TCS di SIPCOT, SiruseriJenisPublikKode emitenBSE: 532540NSE: TCSKomponen BSE SENSEXKomponen NSE NIFTY 50ISININE467B01029IndustriLayanan TI, kons...

American gentry

Wealthy landowners in the colonial United States This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: American gentry – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The American gentry were wealthy landowning members of the American upper class in t...

 

 

Associazione Sportiva Ischia Isolaverde 1993-1994

Voce principale: Società Sportiva Ischia Isolaverde. Ischia IsolaverdeStagione 1993-1994Sport calcio Squadra Ischia Isolaverde AllenatoreAlessandro Abbondanza Sostituito CanéSostituito Pasquale Casale Sostituito Gianni Balugani Presidente Bruno Basentini Serie C110º Coppa ItaliaFase eliminatoria Maggiori presenzeCampionato: Luigi Di Baia (34) Miglior marcatoreCampionato: Luigi Di Baia (11) StadioEnzo Mazzella 1992-1993 1994-1995 Si invita a seguire il modello di voce Questa voce racc...

 

 

2000-an

Milenium: Milenium ke-1 Milenium ke-2 Milenium ke-3 Abad: Abad ke-20 Abad ke-21 Abad ke-22 Dasawarsa: 1980-an 1990-an 2000-an 2010-an 2020-an Tahun: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2000-an Masehi adalah dasawarsa pada Milenium ke-2 dan Abad ke-21 yang dimulai dari tanggal 1 Januari 2000 hingga tanggal 31 Desember 2009. Peristiwa 2000 Bagian ini ditransklusi dari 2000. [ sunting | versi ] 1 Januari - dimulai era awal 2000-an dan milenium baru secara manusiawi Rakyat Ace...

Eternity

EternityAlbum studio karya KangtaDirilis12 Maret 2008GenreK-pop, R&BBahasaKoreanLabelSM EntertainmentKronologi Kangta Kangta & Best(2006)Kangta & Best2006 Eternity(2008) TBRTBAString Module Error: Match not foundString Module Error: Match not found Eternity adalah album oleh penyanyi pria Korea Selatan, Kangta. Ini adalah album solo keempat dan album terakhir sebelum ia mengikuti wajib militer. Daftar Track 어느날 가슴이 말했다 (Eternity) 너를 닮아 (Still With You...

 

 

Lists of Saturday Night Live episodes

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on the NBC Television Network on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics. Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast: the repertory members, also known as the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, and newer cast members, known as Featured Players. Each week, the show features a host, often ...

 

 

Julia Serano

Julia SeranoSerano pada tahun 2018Lahir1967 (umur 56–57)KebangsaanAmerika SerikatPendidikanPhiladelphia University PhD in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from Columbia University (1995)Tempat kerjaUC Berkeley (2003–2012)Dikenal atasAktivisme trans dan bi, menciptakan istilah seks bawah sadar dan transmisogini, kritik terhadap tipologi transeksualisme Blanchard, tulisan, pertunjukan spoken wordKarya terkenalWhipping Girl, Excluded, OutspokenSitus webwww.juliaserano.com Juli...

Eilif Peterssen

Eilif Peterssen 4 September 1852 – 29 Desember 1928 adalah seorang pelukis Norwegia. Ia terkenal karena seri lukisan pemandangan dan potretnya. Saat mulai terpengaruh oleh gaya impresionisme, ia sering diperbandingkan dengan Berthe Morisot.[1] Dalam tahun-tahun terakhir hidupnya, ia berkeliling Norwegia dan melukis berbagai pemandangan yang membuatnya terkenal. Masa kecil dan ringkasan karier Ia menghabiskan masa kecilnya di kompleks Hegdehauge, distrik Frogner. Ayahn...

 

 

Hubungan Mali dengan Tiongkok

Hubungan Tiongkok-Mali Tiongkok Mali Kedubes Mali di Tiongkok Hubungan Tiongkok–Mali merujuk kepada hubungan bilateral antara Tiongkok dan Mali. Republik Rakyat Tiongkok mendirikan hubungan diplomatik dengan Republik Mali pada 25 Oktober 1960.[1] Referensi ^ http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/focac/183436.htm lbs Hubungan luar negeri TiongkokHubungan bilateralAfrika Afrika Selatan Afrika Tengah Aljazair Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Chad Eritrea Etiopia Gabon Gam...

 

 

Mad Max (seri)

Mad MaxDiciptakan oleh George Miller Byron Kennedy Karya asliMad Max (1979)PemilikKennedy MillerPublikasi tercetakKomikMad Max: Fury Road (2015)Film dan televisiFilm Mad Max (1979) Mad Max 2 (1981) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) PermainanPermainan videoMad Max (1990)Mad Max (2015)AudioLagu tema Mad Max (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1980) Mad Max 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1982) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (19...

大字 (数字)

この項目には、一部のコンピュータや閲覧ソフトで表示できない文字が含まれています（詳細）。 数字の大字（だいじ）は、漢数字の一種。通常用いる単純な字形の漢数字（小字）の代わりに同じ音の別の漢字を用いるものである。 概要 壱万円日本銀行券（「壱」が大字） 弐千円日本銀行券（「弐」が大字） 漢数字には「一」「二」「三」と続く小字と、「壱」「�...

 

 

1992 Philippine Senate election

1992 Philippine Senate election ← 1987 May 11, 1992 1995 → All 24 seats in the Senate13 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Neptali Gonzales Ernesto Maceda Party LDP NPC Seats before 10 3 Seats after 16 5 Seat change 6 2 Popular vote 124,399,291 48,956,459 Percentage 45.0 17.7   Third party Fourth party   Leader Leticia Ramos-Shahani Wigberto Tañada Party Lakas Liberal Seats before 2 4 Seats&#...

 

 

Danh sách quốc gia châu Phi theo GDP danh nghĩa 2009

Các quốc gia theo GDP (danh nghĩa) 2009, theo thống kê của CIA Facebook.[1] Danh sách các quốc gia theo GDP danh nghĩa 2009 là bảng thống kê về GDP (danh nghĩa) 2009 của 56 quốc gia và vùng lãnh thổ thuộc châu Phi. Ngoài các quốc gia độc lập, là thành viên của Liên Hợp Quốc, bảng thống kê còn có mặt các vùng lãnh thổ: Tây Sahara, Somaliland, Saint Helena, Mayotte, Reunion. Trong danh sách, Nam Phi là quốc gia có...

Bethlehem, New York

Not to be confused with South Bethlehem Downtown Historic District, which merged into Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1917. Town in New York, United StatesBethlehemTownBethlehem Public LibraryLocation in Albany County in the state of New York.Coordinates: 42°36′N 73°50′W / 42.600°N 73.833°W / 42.600; -73.833CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountyAlbanyIncorporated1793Government • TypeTown council • Town supervisorDavid VanLuven (D)[1 ...

 

 

MV Tourist No. 2

United States historic placeTourist No. 2U.S. National Register of Historic Places MV Kirkland moored at Marina Park Dock, Kirkland, Washington.LocationAstoria, OregonCoordinates46°11′49.0″N 123°47′50.6″W / 46.196944°N 123.797389°W / 46.196944; -123.797389Built1924NRHP reference No.97000321[1]Added to NRHPApril 15, 1997 The MV Tourist No. 2 was a 1924 wooden-hulled car ferry that has served passengers all over the Pacific Northwest. Origin...