Battle of Attu

Local nameJapanese Peace Monument
LocationAlaska, United States

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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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Attu

Address (Unnamed Road), United States

Coordinates 52°53'4.808" N 173°11'1.812" E

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