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World War II, Battles, Naval Warfare, Pacific Theater of WWII, Philippine Campaign Walter Gurske World War II, Battles, Naval Warfare, Pacific Theater of WWII, Philippine Campaign Walter Gurske

The Battle off Samar

October 25, 1944

One of the most one sided engagements in naval history occurs as the Japanese Center Force, led by the largest battleship ever built; the Yamato, engages a small force of US destroyers and escort carriers at the beginning of the Philippine Campaign in 1944.

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