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3 giorni fa · The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place 4–7 June 1942, six months after the Empire of Japan 's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.
- 4–7 June 1942
- American victory
1 giorno fa · The Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
3 giorni fa · North of mainland Europe, it lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed in size by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.
1 giorno fa · On the night of 3 June 1942, a Japanese strike force with four aircraft carriers was spotted closing on Midway Island. Flying a F4F-3 Wildcat , Captain Marion Carl was in one of two air groups committed early next morning to defend the Marine garrison. Some 30 miles off Midway, 25 American Fighters tackled 108 Japanese Zeros and dive-bombers.
2 giorni fa · Antarctica. Map of Antarctica highlighting the major geographic regions, ice sheets, and sites of several research stations. (more) emperor penguin. Emperor penguins in Antarctica. Antarctica, the world’s southernmost and fifth largest continent.
5 giorni fa · The Japanese battle plan included the movement of eight separate task forces, a diversionary attack in the Aleutian Islands, and the occupation of the Midway Islands, all while attempting the destruction of the American carriers.
6 giorni fa · In the first American amphibious assault of the Second World War the U.S. Marines and Army halted the apparently irresistible Japanese advance in its tracks. Over 30,000 American and Japanese casualties were suffered in five months of bitter fighting.
