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Battle of Leyte Gulf

Allied Forces

~2,800 dead;

1 light carrier,

2 escort carriers,

2 destroyers,

1 destroyer escort sunk

200+ planes

Japan

~10,500 dead;

1 fleet carrier,

3 light carriers

3 battleships,

10 cruisers,

11 destroyers sunk

~500 planes

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Japan lost an estimated 15,000 and the U.S. about 1,900. The related invasion and liberation of the Philippines cost the U.S. 10,400 and the Japanese over 250,000.

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