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Invasion of Midway

Name: Invasion of Midway – Japan factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Japan · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1942Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1942

Chuichi Nagumo4 June 1942

Midway · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Launches the Midway invasion believing there are no US carriers in the central Pacific

Names involved

Chuichi Nagumo

Provenance

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