Operation Cottage

Operation Cottage was a joint American-Canadian plan to complete the recapture of the Aleutian Islands from the Japanese. On August 15, 1943, Allied military forces landed on Kiska Island, which had been occupied by Japanese forces since June 1942. However, the Japanese had secretly abandoned the island two weeks earlier, and so the Allied landings were unopposed. Allied forces suffered over 500 casualties in total during the operation from Japanese landmines and booby traps, friendly fire incidents, and vehicle accidents.

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1943  Wikimedia, Wikidata
military campaign, 

Kasumi, 

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Location: 51.96, 177.43, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1943 Operation Cottage

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1942 Action of 5 July 1942

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1943 Battle of the Pips

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Frameless

USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) off Adak, Alaska, on 12 August 1943 (SC-245169) (cropped)

Troops loading on transports for the invasion of Kiska - NARA - 195306

Adak Harbor in the Aleutians, with part of huge U.S. fleet at anchor, ready to move against Kiska. - NARA - 520977 (cropped)

Adak Harbor in the Aleutians, with part of huge U.S. fleet at anchor, ready to move against Kiska. - NARA - 520977 (crop)

Adak Harbor in the Aleutians, with part of huge U.S. fleet at anchor, ready to move against Kiska. - NARA - 520977

Kiska Expedition Planning Meeting View 2, circa 1943 (48233305572)

Kiska Expedition Planning Meeting View 1, circa 1943 (48233305652)

US landings on Kiska

USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) off Adak, Alaska, on 12 August 1943 (SC-245169)

Troops marching up beach during loading for Kiska operation, 13 August 1943 (80-G-475421)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Action of 5 July 1942	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of the Pips	battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Operation Cottage	military campaign	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kasumi	Asashio-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) off Adak, Alaska, on 12 August 1943 (SC-245169) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Troops loading on transports for the invasion of Kiska - NARA - 195306		Commons
commons	image		Adak Harbor in the Aleutians, with part of huge U.S. fleet at anchor, ready to move against Kiska. - NARA - 520977 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Adak Harbor in the Aleutians, with part of huge U.S. fleet at anchor, ready to move against Kiska. - NARA - 520977 (crop)		Commons
commons	image		Adak Harbor in the Aleutians, with part of huge U.S. fleet at anchor, ready to move against Kiska. - NARA - 520977		Commons
commons	image		Kiska Expedition Planning Meeting View 2, circa 1943 (48233305572)		Commons
commons	image		Kiska Expedition Planning Meeting View 1, circa 1943 (48233305652)		Commons
commons	image		US landings on Kiska		Commons
commons	image		USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) off Adak, Alaska, on 12 August 1943 (SC-245169)		Commons
commons	image		Troops marching up beach during loading for Kiska operation, 13 August 1943 (80-G-475421)		Commons