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Husband Edward Kimmel war US-amerikanischer Konteradmiral und als Admiral Oberbefehlshaber der Pazifikflotte zur Zeit des Angriffs auf Pearl Harbor.
Husband Edward Kimmel (February 26, 1882 – May 14, 1968) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who was the commander in chief of the United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
18. März 2017 · Learn about the controversy over the role of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, in the Pearl Harbor attack of 1941. Find out how his actions were investigated, blamed, and exonerated by different sources and perspectives.
Anhänger der Theorie einer Verschwörung argumentierten, die in Pearl Harbor stationierten Truppen und Schiffe seien vorsätzlich in Unkenntnis gelassen und bei dem Angriff geopfert worden, um die nötige Akzeptanz in der US-Bevölkerung für einen Eintritt der USA in den Zweiten Weltkrieg herzustellen.
26. Jan. 2016 · Admiral Husband E Kimmel was the Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet in 1941 and would bear the brunt of the blame for America’s lack of preparedness. During the attack, a .50 caliber bullet crashed through his window and grazed his uniform across the chest.
21. Mai 2024 · In 1937, Kimmel was promoted to rear admiral after holding important positions in the navy. In February 1941 he became commander in chief, U.S. Fleet and Pacific Fleet, with the temporary rank of admiral and was in command of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked.
Kimmel. From the first moments after the Japanese attack, U.S. fleet commander Admiral Husband E. Kimmel became a marked man: Kimmel the scapegoat. The failure of readiness left five U.S. battleships sunk or crippled on the bottom of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the advanced base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Someone had to be blamed.
