Kiyohide Shima25 October 1944
Shima enters Surigao Strait behind Nishimura, encounters wreckage and resistance, and withdraws his surviving force.
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Shima enters Surigao Strait behind Nishimura, encounters wreckage and resistance, and withdraws his surviving force.
Shima enters Surigao Strait after Nishimura's force has already been shattered and soon orders a withdrawal.
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