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- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign abstract "The Aleutian Islands Campaign was a struggle over the Aleutian Islands, part of the Alaska Territory, in the Pacific campaign of World War II starting on 3 June 1942. A small Japanese force occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska, but the remoteness of the islands and the difficulties of weather and terrain meant that it took nearly a year for a far larger U.S./Canadian force to eject them. The islands' strategic value was their ability to control Pacific Great Circle routes. This control of the Pacific transportation routes is why U.S. General Billy Mitchell stated to the U.S. Congress in 1935, "I believe that in the future, whoever holds Alaska will hold the world. I think it is the most important strategic place in the world." The Japanese reasoned that control of the Aleutians would prevent a possible U.S. attack across the Northern Pacific. Similarly, the U.S. feared that the islands would be used as bases from which to launch aerial assaults against the West Coast.The battle is known as the "Forgotten Battle", due to being overshadowed by the simultaneous Guadalcanal Campaign. In the past, many western military historians believed it was a diversionary or feint attack during the Battle of Midway meant to draw out the U.S. Pacific Fleet from Midway Atoll, and was in fact launched simultaneously under the same overall commander, Isoroku Yamamoto. However, historians Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully have made an argument against this interpretation, stating that the Japanese invaded the Aleutians to protect the northern flank of their empire and did not intend it as a diversion.".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign causalties "1,481 killed".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign causalties "225 aircraft destroyed".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign causalties "3,416 wounded".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign causalties "640 missing".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign causalties "8 captured".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign causalties "US Navy losses:".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign combatant "Empire of Japan".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Albert_E._Brown.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Archibald_Vincent_Arnold.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Boshir%C5%8D_Hosogaya.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Canadian_Army.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Francis_W._Rockwell_(admiral).
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander George_Pearkes.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Harry_Wickwire_Foster.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Imperial_Japanese_Army.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Imperial_Japanese_Navy.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Kakuji_Kakuta.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Monzo_Akiyama.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Simon_Bolivar_Buckner,_Jr..
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Thomas_C._Kinkaid.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander United_States_Army.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander United_States_Navy.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander Yasuyo_Yamasaki.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign date "1942-06-03".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign isPartOfMilitaryConflict Pacific_War.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign isPartOfMilitaryConflict World_War_II.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign place Aleutian_Islands.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign place Territory_of_Alaska.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign result "Allied victory".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign strength "144,000".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign strength "8,500".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign thumbnail Hauling_supplies_on_Attu.jpg?width=300.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageExternalLink Aleutians.html.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageExternalLink otdaleu.htm.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageExternalLink www.alaskainvasion.com.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageExternalLink MS778.htm.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageExternalLink aleutian_war-usarmy.html.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageExternalLink attu-kia.htm.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageExternalLink 7attu.htm.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageExternalLink index.html.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageExternalLink 184th-inf.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageID "1095689".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wikiPageRevisionID "603874399".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign caption "American troops hauling supplies on Attu in May 1943 through Jarmin pass. Their vehicles could not move across the island's rugged terrain.".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "1".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "1481".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "225".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "28".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "3416".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "4350".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "640".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "7".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "8".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign casualties "9".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign combatant "Empire of Japan".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Albert E. Brown".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Archibald V. Arnold".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Boshiro Hosogaya".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Canadian Army:".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Francis W. Rockwell".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "George R. Pearkes".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Harry W. Foster".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Imperial Japanese Army:".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Imperial Japanese Navy:".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Kakuji Kakuta".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Monzo Akiyama".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Thomas C. Kinkaid".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "United States Army:".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "United States Navy:".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign commander "Yasuyo Yamasaki".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign conflict "Aleutian Islands Campaign".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign date "--06-03".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign hasPhotoCollection Aleutian_Islands_Campaign.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign id "gov.archives.arc.3090".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign name ""Operations at Amchitka, Attacks on Attu"".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign partof Pacific_War.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign partof World_War_II.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign place Aleutian_Islands.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign place Territory_of_Alaska.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign result "Allied victory".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign strength "144000".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign strength "8500".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign wordnet_type synset-war-noun-1.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign subject Category:1942_in_Alaska.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign subject Category:1943_in_Alaska.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign subject Category:Aleutian_Islands.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign subject Category:Aleutian_Islands_Campaign.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign subject Category:American_Theater_of_World_War_II.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign subject Category:Campaigns_of_World_War_II.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign subject Category:World_War_II_sites_in_the_United_States.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign point "52.09759444444445 -173.5012".
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign type AleutianIslands.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign type GeographicalArea108574314.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign type Island109316454.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign type Land109334396.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign type Location100027167.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign type Object100002684.
- Aleutian_Islands_Campaign type PhysicalEntity100001930.