19 June 1944
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Ozawa commits the Mobile Fleet's carrier aircraft against the American Fifth Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Philippine Sea in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Ozawa commits the Mobile Fleet's carrier aircraft against the American Fifth Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
Ozawa loses fleet carriers Taiho and Shokaku to American submarines during the first day of the Philippine Sea battle.
Ozawa withdraws after devastating aircraft losses and further carrier damage during the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
Ozawa leads the carrier force intended to draw the American Third Fleet north and away from Leyte Gulf.
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