Battle of Wake Island

Quand

8 déc. 1941 – 23 déc. 1941

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

19.29° N, 166.60° E

Description

1941 battle of World War II

War

World War II

World War II battle in the Pacific Ocean (1941)

The Battle of Wake Island was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on Wake Island. The assault was one of five simultaneous assaults on American naval and air bases in the Pacific on the morning of 8 December 1941, with the Battle of Wake Island ending on 23 December, with the surrender of American forces to the Empire of Japan.

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• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « Die Schlacht um Wake beginnt »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
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• World War II1 sept. 1939 · Guerre mondiale · Morts 75 000 000
• World War II in Asia (approx)3 sept. 1939 · Guerre interétatique · Morts 3 269 818