Battle of Los Angeles
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The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as the Great Los Angeles Air Raid, is the name given by contemporary sources to a rumored attack on the continental United States by Imperial Japan and the subsequent anti-aircraft artillery barrage which took place from late February 24, to early February 25, 1942, over Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred less than three months after the U.S. entered World War II in response to the Imperial Japanese Navy's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and one day after the bombardment of Ellwood near Santa Barbara on 23 February. Initially, the target of the aerial barrage was thought to be an attacking force from Japan, but speaking at a press conference shortly afterward, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox called the purported attack a "false alarm". Newspapers of the time published a number of reports and speculations of a cover-up to conceal an actual invasion by enemy airplanes.
Searchlights converging during the Battle of Los Angeles, 1942Searchlights converging during the Battle of Los Angeles, 1942
Battle of Los Angeles LATimes
In the photograph, noncommissioned officers of the regiment prepare to board the USS Mount Vernon at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation for Hawaii, June 16, 1942.| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1831 | Battle of Cahuenga Pass | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1845 | Battle of Providencia | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1846 | Siege of Los Angeles | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1847 | Battle of Rio San Gabriel | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1847 | Battle of La Mesa | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Battle of Los Angeles | battle | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1921 | Douglas | arms industry, business, aerospace industry, aircraft construction, enterprise, manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1926 | Lockheed Corporation | arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aircraft construction, aerospace industry | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1928 | North American Aviation | arms industry, aircraft industry, business, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry, former entity | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1932 | Hughes Aircraft Company | arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1939 | Northrop | arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, business, aerospace industry | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1977 | Arcadia Machine & Tool | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1846 | Fort Moore | fort | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Searchlights converging during the Battle of Los Angeles, 1942 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Searchlights converging during the Battle of Los Angeles, 1942 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Los Angeles LATimes | Commons | ||
| commons | image | In the photograph, noncommissioned officers of the regiment prepare to board the USS Mount Vernon at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation for Hawaii, June 16, 1942. | Commons | ||
