Attack on Pearl Harbor
EventPacific War
Japanese surprise military attack on the US Pacific Fleet in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by the Empire of Japan on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. Launched from aircraft carriers, the air raid damaged all eight US battleships present and sank four. It prompted the United States to declare war on Japan the following day. The attack was part of wider coordinated Japanese attacks across the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
- Date
- December 7, 1941
- Location
- Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
- US declaration of war
- The following day
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Attack on Pearl Harbor (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q52418
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Imperial Japanese Navy. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsImperial Japanese Navy, Official U.S. Navy photograph NH 50930.Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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