Rabu, 07 Desember 2011

history of pearl harbor



Pearl Harbor is a United States naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west ofHonolulu. Many of the harbor and surrounding area is a Navy submarine base the UnitedStates: Headquarters United States Pacific Fleet.

The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on December 7, 1941 brought the United States intoWorld War II.
On the morning of December 7, 1941, aircraft and submarines of the Imperial JapaneseNavy held a surprise attack on the United States under the command of Vice AdmiralNagumo Chuichi. This shocking attack is also known as the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Pearl Harbor but, most generally, Attack on Pearl Harbor or Pearl Harborbriefly. This attack brought the United States into World War II. At 06:00 local time on December 8, six Japanese carriers launched a first wave of 181 planes composed oftorpedo bombers, dive bombers, horizontal bombers and fighter planes. Japan attackedU.S. ships and military installations at 07:53 local time. They attacked military LT at the same time they hit the fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor. Altogether, the Pacific fleet of 21ships sunk or damaged, the loss of 188 aircraft was destroyed and 159 damaged,Americans who were killed numbered 2,403. That number included 68 civilians, and there are 1178 members of the military and civilians were wounded.

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