By the end of 25 October the X Corps had made substantial progress toward securing northern Leyte Valley. After capturing Tacloban, the 1st Cavalry Division had pushed north and secured control over San Juanico Strait. The 24th Division had secured Palo and the hill fortresses that blocked the entrance into northern Leyte Valley. The corps was now in a position to launch a drive into the interior of the valley.

[1] 7th Cav Opns Rpt Leyte, Part II, Annex 2, Terrain Study of Operational Areas, pp. 1–3. [↑]

[2] 1st Cav Div Arty Opns Rpt Leyte, p. 2. [↑]

[3] Ibid., p. 3. [↑]

[4] 1st Cav Div Msgs to X Corps, 21 Oct 44. [↑]

[5] 1st Cav Div FO 1, 2 Oct 44. [↑]

[6] 7th Cav Opns Rpt Leyte, p. 4. [↑]

[7] 35th Army Opns, p. 28. [↑]

[8] 1st Cav Div Arty Opns Rpt Leyte, p. 3. [↑]