Jaws of the 6th Army

The Allies start their advance on December 5 from the vicinity of Limon. They encountered very determined resistance from the Japanese south of the Leyte River bridge. The enemy defences around Limon and Hill 1525 consisted of numerous foxholes and …

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The Allies start their advance on December 5 from the vicinity of Limon. They encountered very determined resistance from the Japanese south of the Leyte River bridge. The enemy defences around Limon and Hill 1525 consisted of numerous foxholes and ten-foot-deep spider holes. The entire area was covered by hills and heavy rain forest. The Allied mortars and tanks were able to make only limited gains. Reported enemy tanks were coming up the highway. After heavy fighting, the Japanese tanks withdrew and returned to the south. By December 14 the main Japanese defensive line had been reached at two miles south of Lonoy. The jaws of the Sixth Army trap were starting to close.

Limon, 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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