Asia Pacific, 23 Oct 1944: Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 23 Oct 1944 (WWII: Victory Over Japan: Battle of Leyte Gulf), showing the following events: Battle of Guam; Battle of Tinian; Battle of Peleliu; US-led Allies captures Morotai; Soviet Union annexes Tuvan People’s Republic; US forces land on Leyte Island; Battle of Leyte Gulf.

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D u t c h E a s t I n d i e s(Jap. occ.)

Japanese
Empire

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

Warlords(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Nationalist
China

Burma(Jap. occ.)

Australia(Br. dom.)

Philippines(Jap. pup.)

French
Indochina(Jap. pres.)

T.N.G.(US occ.)

Solomon Is.(US occ.)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Malaya(Jap. occ.)

Manchukuo(Jap. pup.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Thailand(Jap. sat.)

Sarawak(Jap. occ.)

Kuril Islands(Jap.)

Mong. A.F.(Jap. prot.)

North
China(Jap. occ.)

R.N.G.
China(Jap. pup.)

Ryukyu Is.(Jap.)

Austr.
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

N. Borneo(Jap. occ.)

Brunei(Jap. occ.)

P. Timor(Jap. occ.)

Nauru(Jap. occ.)

W. Samoa(NZ mand.)

American
Samoa(U.S.)

Gilbert

Islands(US occ.)

Ellice Is.(US pres.)

Union Is.(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(US pres.)

Marshall

Islands(US occ.)

H.K.(Jap. occ.)

Mariana

Islands(US occ.)

Wake I.(Jap. occ.)

C a r o l i n e I s l a n d s(Jap.)

Paracel Is.(Jap. occ.)

Spratly Is.(Jap. occ.)

Bonin Is.(Jap.)

Volcano Is.(Jap.)

Canton(US adm.)

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Date Line

21 Jul–10 Aug 1944US retakes Guam

24 Jul–1 Aug 1944US captures Tinian

15 Sep–27 Nov 1944US takes Peleliu

15 Sep–4 Oct 1944Allies take Morotai

11 Oct 1944Soviets annex Tuva

20 Oct 1944US lands on Leyte

23–26 Oct 1944US defeats Japan in
Battle of Leyte Gulf

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