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World War II Battle Losses and Allied Advances
Reports detail heavy Japanese losses in the Philippines naval clash and Allied gains across Leyte Samar and Holland. MacArthur says southern Japanese forces were destroyed while Allied ground patrols report low enemy resistance in Leyte Valley. RAF daylight bombing targets Cologne and Walcheren amid Italian activity curtailed by floods. Stilwell recalled amid war conduct disputes.
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Nimitz
C.sc
U.S. Pacific
Philippines
Princeton
General MacArthur
Surigao Strait
Leyte
MacArthur
Leyte Valley
Samar
Holand
Maas
Hertogenbosch
Tilburg
Bergen Op Zoom
Loanopzand
Breda
Rosenthal
Beveland Island
East Prussia
Insterburg
Moscow
Associated Press
Riine
Cologne
R.A.F
Walcheren
Scheldt
Italy
Far East
Stilwell