Breakneck Ridge

After reaching Carigara through the Leyte valley, Leyte is divided in two. The Japanese army was still able to provide reinforcements via Ormoc, so it was necessary to pierce the mountains as soon as possible to occupy Ormoc. Japanese troops …

1944-11-07

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After reaching Carigara through the Leyte valley, Leyte is divided in two. The Japanese army was still able to provide reinforcements via Ormoc, so it was necessary to pierce the mountains as soon as possible to occupy Ormoc. Japanese troops had heavily defended the entrance to the Ormoc Valley around Breakneck Ridge. Bunkers, trenches and camouflaged troops slowed the advance considerably. An outpost around OP Hill was attacked to repel the Americans and reduce the fire control for the artillery. At Corkscrew Hill, the Americans were also attacked. After heavy battles, during which the Japanese used Spiderholes to prevent the Americans from advancing, the latter finally managed to break through to the road towards Ormoc.

Ormoc Valley, 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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