Battle of Attu

The Battle of Attu, which took place on 11–30 May 1943, was fought between forces of the United States, aided by Canadian reconnaissance and fighter-bomber support, and Japan on Attu Island off the coast of the Territory of Alaska as part of the Aleutian Islands campaign during the American Theater and the Pacific Theater. Attu is the only land battle in which Japanese and American forces fought in snowy conditions, in contrast with the tropical climate in the rest of the Pacific. The battle ended when most of the Japanese defenders were killed in brutal hand-to-hand combat after a final banzai charge broke through American lines.

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1943  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, Empire of Japan, United States, 

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Location: 52.8791, 173.1569, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1943 Battle of Attu

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Alaska, Holtz Bay, Attu Island - NARA - 195640

Japanese artillery in Attu

Captured Daihatsu class landing craft at Attu in 1943

Japanese quarters in Attu

Attu Holtz Bay snow covered 1943

Attu Invasion 01

Colonel Yamasaki Sign and Military Buildings on Attu

Attu village aerial photo 1942-43

US troops at the Battle of Attu

Attu Invasion 02

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Attu	United States, battle, Empire of Japan	Wikidata
commons	image		Alaska, Holtz Bay, Attu Island - NARA - 195640		Commons
commons	image		Japanese artillery in Attu		Commons
commons	image		Captured Daihatsu class landing craft at Attu in 1943		Commons
commons	image		Japanese quarters in Attu		Commons
commons	image		Attu Holtz Bay snow covered 1943		Commons
commons	image		Attu Invasion 01		Commons
commons	image		Colonel Yamasaki Sign and Military Buildings on Attu		Commons
commons	image		Attu village aerial photo 1942-43		Commons
commons	image		US troops at the Battle of Attu		Commons
commons	image		Attu Invasion 02		Commons