Battle: Battle of Midway
June 4th, 1942- June 7th, 1942
The United States Navy defeated an attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy by American planes based on land and on carriers damaging a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands.
Key Countries/People Involved: Allied Powers: Admirals Chester W. Nimitz, Frank Jack Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance.
Axis Powers: Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto, Chuichi Nagumo, Nobutake Kondo, Tamon Yamaguchi, and Ryusaku Yanagimoto.
Location: Midway Atoll
Events/Significance:
Allied Victory:
Sources:
June 4th, 1942- June 7th, 1942
The United States Navy defeated an attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy by American planes based on land and on carriers damaging a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands.
Key Countries/People Involved: Allied Powers: Admirals Chester W. Nimitz, Frank Jack Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance.
Axis Powers: Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto, Chuichi Nagumo, Nobutake Kondo, Tamon Yamaguchi, and Ryusaku Yanagimoto.
Location: Midway Atoll
Events/Significance:
- Stopped Japanese Advancement
- Lost the four large carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor
- Lost over one hundred trained pilots that couldn't be replaced.
Allied Victory:
- Breaking Japanese Code
Sources:
- http://ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/articles/midway/0004.cfm
- http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway