Battle of Wake Island

The Battle of Wake Island was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on Wake Island. The assault began simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor naval and air bases in Hawaii on the morning of 8 December 1941, and ended on 23 December, with the surrender of American forces to the Empire of Japan. It was fought on and around the atoll formed by Wake Island and its minor islets of Peale and Wilkes Islands by the air, land, and naval forces of the Japanese Empire against those of the United States, with marines playing a prominent role on both sides.

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1941  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Empire of Japan, United States, battle, 

Aoi, Hagi, Hayate, Tatsuta, Tenryū, 

• The Operations Room page^@
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Location: 19.29, 166.601, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1941 Battle of Wake Island

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1942 Wake Atoll raid

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Frameless

WakeIslandDevice

Destroyed fuel storage tanks on Wake Island c1941

Japanese patrol boats 32 and 33

Destroyed Japanese patrol boat wake

Quit Bellyaching You're Lucky! - DPLA - 3d12eaf270c785a583b464bcec6c717b

THE DEFENSE OF WAKE ISLAND - NARA - 515586

F4F-3 wreck VMF-211 Wake Island 1941

Wreckage Wildcat Wake Island

Wake civilian contractors marching in captivity 1941

Colonel Balyer Tells of First Wake Island Attacks

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Wake Island	United States, battle, Empire of Japan	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Wake Atoll raid	United States, Empire of Japan, airstrike, raid	Wikidata
link	page		The Operations Room page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Aoi	Momi-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hagi	destroyer, Momi-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hayate	Kamikaze-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		WakeIslandDevice		Commons
commons	image		Destroyed fuel storage tanks on Wake Island c1941		Commons
commons	image		Japanese patrol boats 32 and 33		Commons
commons	image		Destroyed Japanese patrol boat wake		Commons
commons	image		Quit Bellyaching You're Lucky! - DPLA - 3d12eaf270c785a583b464bcec6c717b		Commons
commons	image		THE DEFENSE OF WAKE ISLAND - NARA - 515586		Commons
commons	image		F4F-3 wreck VMF-211 Wake Island 1941		Commons
commons	image		Wreckage Wildcat Wake Island		Commons
commons	image		Wake civilian contractors marching in captivity 1941		Commons
commons	image		Colonel Balyer Tells of First Wake Island Attacks		Commons