Sunday, October 20, 2024

Friday, October 20, 1944. "This is the Voice of Freedom, General MacArthur speaking. People of the Philippines: I have returned."

So stated a radio address from Douglas MacArthur, on this the opening day of the Battle of Leyte.


A Japanese task force was launched to address the situation in the Philippines.

Members of E Troop, 2nd Squadron, 7th Cav. Regt., engaging the Japs at close range, 100 yards inland from White Beach, Leyte Island, P.I. 20 October, 1944.

The Red Army and Bulgarian partisans took Belgrade.

The Western Allies commenced Operation Pheasant in the Netherlands.

The Guatemalan Revolution began with the overthrow of the government.


From the turret of a medium tank, Cpl. Eugene McKay, Calumet City, Ill., searches for Germans in Aachen, Germany, while a tank destroyer, in the background, moves on German positions. 20 October, 1944. 745th Tank Battalion and 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion attached to 1st Infantry Division.

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