Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1

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Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 was a major Imperial Japanese Navy plan in late 1944 to mount a decisive counteroffensive against U.S. forces during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific War.

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instanceOf World War II operation ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
naval operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sho-1 ⓘ
linked to: Sho-Go 1

Shō-1 ⓘ
linked to: Sho-Go 1
belligerent Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
commandStructure Combined Fleet ⓘ
component Center Force ⓘ
Northern Force ⓘ
Southern Force ⓘ
conflict Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
consequence destruction of much of remaining Japanese surface fleet ⓘ
loss of Japanese ability to conduct large-scale carrier operations ⓘ
country Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
fleetCommander Admiral Takeo Kurita ⓘ
Vice Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa ⓘ
Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima ⓘ
Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ
Battle off Cape Engaño ⓘ
Battle off Samar ⓘ
historicalSignificance central Japanese plan for the Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
location Leyte Gulf ⓘ
mainCommander Admiral Soemu Toyoda ⓘ
objective decisive counteroffensive against U.S. forces at Leyte ⓘ
destruction of U.S. invasion fleet off Leyte ⓘ
opposedBy Allied forces ⓘ
United States ⓘ
partOf Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Operation Shō-Gō ⓘ
plannedBy Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff ⓘ
relatedTo Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 2 ⓘ
Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 3 ⓘ
Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 4 ⓘ
result Japanese defeat ⓘ
heavy Japanese naval losses ⓘ
startEvent U.S. landings on Leyte in October 1944 ⓘ
strategicGoal defend the Philippines from U.S. invasion ⓘ
inflict heavy losses on U.S. Navy ⓘ
tactic converging surface attacks on U.S. landing area ⓘ
use of carrier force as decoy ⓘ
theater Philippines ⓘ
Western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
timePeriod late 1944 ⓘ

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Battle of Surigao Strait → partOfOperation → Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 ⓘ
Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy → notableOperation → Operation Sho-Go ⓘ
linked to: Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1
Northern Force → partOfOperation → Sho-Go 1 (Operation Victory One) ⓘ
linked to: Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1
Takeo Kurita → participantIn → Operation Sho-Go ⓘ
subject linked to: Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita
linked to: Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1
Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 → partOf → Operation Shō-Gō ⓘ
linked to: Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1
First Striking Force → operation → Japanese Sho-Go (Victory) Operation ⓘ
linked to: Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1
Sho-Go 1 → partOf → Operation Sho-Go ⓘ
linked to: Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1
Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf → partOf → Operation Sho-Go 1 ⓘ
linked to: Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō → participatedInOperation → Operation Sho-Go ⓘ
linked to: Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1