The Japanese Navy sent the best ships it had left in an effort to cut off American ground forces on Leyte, in the Philippines.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle of the Second World War, and the greatest Japanese defeat, measured by numbers of ships lost.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“Anchors Aweigh”
Composed in 1906 by Charles Zimmerman. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Navy Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
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