PEARL HARBOR

DATE

• The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941

FACTS

• The Japanese was led by Admiral isoroku yamamoto
• The Japanese force was led vice admiral chuchi nagumo
• The Japanese used code name "operation Hawaii" for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• The Japanese fleet consist of 353 (planes & submarines) that attack in 2 waves.
• The Japanese managed to destroy 20 American naval vessels including 8 battleships & 200 airplanes

MORE FACTS

• A total of 2,335 u.s. servicemen were killed & 1,143 were wounded. 68 civilians were also killed.
• After Pearl Harbor president FDR declared war on japan
• 3 days later japan allied with Germany & Italy creating the axis powers
• The us's aircrafts that where the main target of the attack where not at the base
• Because the crafts where not at the base the japan canceled the plan for there second attack

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UNKNOWN FACTS

• There is a conspiracy theory that FDR provoked the Japanese
• In order to sway American opinions and make it possible for the us to inter the war
• A us privet who notice the large fleet on this radar was told to ignore it
• The American b17 planes where expected that day