How One Battle Saved the Philippines! The Largest Naval Battle in History - Leyte Gulf / RePost

#philippines #veteran #worldwar2 #ww2 How could one battle have saved the Philippines? The Battle of Leyte was the largest naval battle in history, and it's outcome ensured the success of the allied force's plan to expel the Japanese from my country. But few people have ever heard of the seamen of Taffy 3, a small group of outgunned vessels - and how their bravery in that one battle might've saved the Philippines! If you want to see some of my exclusive videos not shown on YouTube, and chat with me in realtime several times a week, consider joining my Patreon page: 👉  / thefilipinapea   👉My videos and the effort I put into them are 100% free for everyone to enjoy, and all I ask is that you leave a thumbs-up on any videos that you like and subscribe to my channel - I have never, and will never, ask you for anything else. For those of you that still wish to support my channel further, however, I’ve posted my links below. Thanks! 👉 Support through PayPal: https://paypal.me/thefilipinapea?coun... 👍🎬SUBSCRIBE TO:    / thefilipinapea   ✅ Pea's Pod Pals: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/billin... 👉Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @thefilipinapea   ✅Follow me on INSTAGRAM: 📲 📸📸 the_filipinapea: https://www.instagram.com/the_filipin... 📸📸filipinapea: https://www.instagram.com/filipinapea... ✅Facebook Page: 💻 https://www.facebook.com/share/1DTwf5... ✅TikTok Account:🎬 🎶TheFilipinaPea: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefilipinape... 0:00 The Battle That Saved the Philippines 0:28 Why I Might Never Have Been Born 1:10 Standing Where MacArthur Returned 1:58 The Invasion of Leyte Begins 2:48 The Beach Defenses the Americans Faced 4:02 Inside a Japanese Bunker 4:53 The Hill Where the Flag Was Raised 6:05 Filipino Guerrillas Fought Back Too 7:22 The Human Cost of Liberation 8:07 A Filipina Survivor Remembers the War 9:09 Hiding in a Hole From Japanese Soldiers 10:12 Watching Bombs Fall as a Child 11:06 The Joy of Being Free Again 12:08 The Sea Battle That Decided Everything 13:06 The Largest Naval Battle in History 14:03 When Taffy 3 Was Left Alone 15:04 The Destroyer Captain Who Charged a Giant Fleet 16:31 A Fight They Should Have Lost 17:33 How Tiny American Ships Turned the Tide