Attack on Hill B&C

After securing Palo the Americans wanted to advance inland into Leyte Valley along highway 2. But the two hills overlooking highway 2, Hill B and Hill C were firmly in Japanese hands. After an initial skirmish for Hill Nan by …

1944-10-25

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After securing Palo the Americans wanted to advance inland into Leyte Valley along highway 2. But the two hills overlooking highway 2, Hill B and Hill C were firmly in Japanese hands. After an initial skirmish for Hill Nan by American infantry supported by tanks, the Americans managed to take Hill Nan and advance to Hill Mike and along the north side of the Palo river on the 24th. On the other side of the River the troops trying to secure Hill B met with more resistance. Although they initially thought they had captured Hill B, they soon discovered that the crest they held was not the true crest. The true crest was strongly held by well dug-in Japanese that put up a fierce resistance. On the morning of the 25th the Americans were ready to advance on both Hill B and Hill C.

Palo, Phillipines

The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita. The operation, codenamed King Two, launched the Philippines campaign of 1944–45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation.

Wikipedia: Battle of Leyte

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