Battle of Lingayen Gulf

Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Part of World War II, Pacific War
U.S. naval force approaches the shores of Lingayen
Date 6–9 January 1945 Location Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United States  Commonwealth of the Philippines  Australia	Japan  Second Philippine Republic
Commanders and leaders
Jesse B. Oldendorf Douglas MacArthur Walter Krueger	Tomoyuki Yamashita
Strength
: 875 + warships 203,608 soldiers : 1 heavy cruiser	Unknown
Casualties and losses
24 ships sunk 67 ships damaged	Unknown

 United States

 Japan

The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, 6–9 January 1945, was an Allied amphibious operation in the Philippines during World War II. In the early morning of 6 January 1945, a large Allied force commanded by Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf began approaching the shores of Lingayen. U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy warships began bombarding suspected Japanese positions along the coast of Lingayen from their position in Lingayen Gulf for three days. On 9 January, the U.S. 6th Army landed on a 20 mi (32 km) beachhead between the towns of Lingayen and San Fabian.

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