Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. The Japanese Combined Fleet under the command of Isoroku Yamamoto suffered a decisive defeat by the U.S. Pacific Fleet near Midway Atoll, about 1,300 mi northwest of Oahu. Yamamoto had intended to capture Midway and lure out and destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet, especially the aircraft carriers which had escaped damage at Pearl Harbor.

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naval battle, United States, Empire of Japan, United States, 

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Sinking Sun. 1942 painting describing the death of Japanese flyers at the Battle of Midway

Het wrak van de Japanse Mogami-klasse zware kruiser IJN Mikuma (1935-1942) tijdens de slag bij Midway (2158 072239)

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Rear Admiral William Ward Smith, USN

Cartina della battaglia di Midway

Collage Battle Midway

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USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway (34966921235)

A turning point in the Pacific War of World War II, the Battle of Midway was called “the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare” by military historian Craig Symonds.

Kunstwerk van de Slag Bij Midway volledig gemaakt van zand, Zandsculpturen Garderen, Nederland

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Midway	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Operations Room page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Sinking Sun. 1942 painting describing the death of Japanese flyers at the Battle of Midway		Commons
commons	image		Het wrak van de Japanse Mogami-klasse zware kruiser IJN Mikuma (1935-1942) tijdens de slag bij Midway (2158 072239)		Commons
commons	image		Main-qimg-c48858e0393fde8dd92087f84911b8d2		Commons
commons	image		Rear Admiral William Ward Smith, USN		Commons
commons	image		Cartina della battaglia di Midway		Commons
commons	image		Collage Battle Midway		Commons
commons	image		80-G-2292 (22334185116)		Commons
commons	image		USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway (34966921235)		Commons
commons	image		A turning point in the Pacific War of World War II, the Battle of Midway was called “the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare” by military historian Craig Symonds.		Commons
commons	image		Kunstwerk van de Slag Bij Midway volledig gemaakt van zand, Zandsculpturen Garderen, Nederland		Commons