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Time Lapse of the Losses of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War 2.Note: 2 Submarines near India are not displayed.Military History Visualized provides a ...
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View footage of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the strike that provoked the U.S. into entering World War II
Learn about the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, by watching historical footage and viewing the USS Arizona National Memorial there.
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NARRATOR: On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the hub of the United States military power in the Pacific. More than 180 planes were destroyed; 18 ships were sunk or severely damaged. More than 3,700 men and women were wounded or killed. The events of that day, "a date which will live in infamy," as President Franklin Roosevelt called it, brought the United States into World War II.
Beneath the surface of the harbor water can still be seen the dark hull of the USS "Arizona," sunk by a series of torpedoes and aerial bombs. Over it the Arizona National Memorial honors the 1,102 men who went down and are still buried within the battleship.
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Oct 3, 2023 · Apart from sinking Kaga, Akagi, and two more Japanese aircraft carriers, the U.S. forces shot down over 250 airplanes belonging to Japan. Over 3,000 servicemen from Japan lost their lives. Losses of the U.S. included over 300 servicemen and approximately 150 airplanes, and Yorktown was impaired in the battle and sunk by a submarine belonging to Japan about 100 miles away.
Mar 13, 2015 · The Musashi sank in October 1944 in the Sibuyan Sea during the battle of Leyte, losing half of its 2,400 crew. It was last seen disappearing into the water in one piece. "The wreck is actually ...
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Sep 30, 2023 · Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway and could help solve mysteries about the ...
Mar 13, 2015 · Japan's giant battleship Musashi was sunk off the Philippines in World War II. ... Sinking 69,000 tons Launched in 1940, the Musashi was, at the time, in the largest class of warship ever ...
Transcript. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: "December 7th, 1941-- a date which will live in infamy-- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air Forces of the Empire of Japan." NARRATOR: The relationship between Japan and the United States had soured in the years leading up to Pearl Harbor.
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