1942
Battle of Midway
Fights at the Battle of Midway
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at MIdway in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Fights at the Battle of Midway
Commands the Midway Occupation Force
Commands the battleship Kirishima
Ordered to make diversionary strikes against US Alaskan bases before the Midway strike
Japan must now concentrate on defending the Southern Resources Area. Japan loses its initiative in the Pacific
Bombards Dutch Harbour in the Aleutians to divert the Japanese from the Midway Islands
Tomonaga leads the Japanese carrier strike that bombs Midway Island shortly after dawn.
Orders a 2nd attack when the Japanes are caught with their decks crowded with planes. Launches the Midway invasion believing there are no US carriers in the central Pacific. By 5:00PM Japan had lost her entire carrier force
The Americans retreat & he gives up the battle. All the Japanese carriers are lost at Midway
Yamaguchi directs Hiryu's surviving air group in two counterstrikes that badly damage USS Yorktown.
Launches the Midway invasion believing there are no US carriers in the central Pacific
Aoki commands Akagi when American dive bombers fatally damage the carrier during the Battle of Midway.
Kaku commands Hiryu when American dive bombers fatally damage the last operational Japanese carrier at Midway.
Yanagimoto commands Soryu when American dive bombers mortally damage the carrier during the Battle of Midway.
Yamamoto abandons the Midway invasion after the destruction of Nagumo's four fleet carriers.
Yamaguchi remains aboard the crippled Hiryu and dies when the carrier is abandoned and scuttled.
Kaku remains aboard Hiryu with Yamaguchi and dies after the carrier is abandoned.
Leads the bomardment at Midway & Wake Island
Provenance
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