4 dic 1941 anni - Pearl Harbour

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- The Japanese navy arrived secretly and completely undetected in order to destroy the US Navy, starting with one of the largest naval bases, Pearl
- Pearl Harbour is the name of the American naval base on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii
- Pearl Harbour had 6 Aircraft carrier ships in Pearl harbour, each with around 400 fighter planes
- Japan was one of the most advanced in terms of naval warfare
- General Yamamoto was one of the most knowledgeable in this field
- He planned to send his fighter planes in two waves
- Yamamoto wanted to attack aircraft bases
- First wave to fly low above the ground in order to avoid detection
- Attack on Pearl Harbour was scheduled for 8:00 a.m.
- Halfway through the national anthem, the first torpedo was released, shredding the flag and hitting a battleship nearby, and splintering the deck
- But they still finished the national anthem and then dove for cover.
- Japanese sunk 21 ships
- 8 Large battleships
- Hundreds of aircraft were destroyed
- Nearly 2,400 servicemen and military members were killed
- Admiral Chester Nimitz took over after the attack on Pearl Harbour
- All the aircraft carriers were spared during the attack on Pearl Harbour because they were out of port

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