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29. Okt. 2009 · Learn about the surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, that killed 2,403 Americans and brought the U.S. into World War II. Explore the causes, consequences and aftermath of the Pearl Harbor tragedy.
17. Mai 2024 · Pearl Harbor attack, (December 7, 1941), surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. The strike climaxed a decade of worsening relations between the United States and Japan.
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Learn about the surprise Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that brought the US into the Second World War. See photos of the damage, the casualties and the heroes of the attack.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States, just before 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, December 7, 1941.
6. Dez. 2021 · HISTORY & CULTURE. EXPLAINER. 80 years after Pearl Harbor, here's how the attack changed history. Certain of inevitable war with the U.S., Japan launched a preemptive strike that shocked...
The ship’s remains still lie in the waters of Pearl Harbor, a constant memorial to that terrible morning. With the US Navy temporarily out of the way, a massive Japanese offensive overran the European and colonial empires in Asia: Hong Kong, Malaya, the Dutch East EI; New Guinea.
3. Mai 2024 · During the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941 the USS Arizona sank with a loss of more than 1,100 men; a white concrete and steel structure now spans the hull of the sunken ship, which was dedicated as a national memorial on May 30, 1962. Present facilities at Pearl Harbor include a naval shipyard, supply centre, and submarine base.
