(Oct. 19), Government House, December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.






1941 12 am (Hawaii time), a large number of naval and air raid on a major naval base in Pearl Harbor the United States in the Pacific, causing the main force of the United States Pacific Fleet moored in the harbor almost annihilated, which opened the prelude to the war in the Pacific. Known as the "Pearl Harbor." the southern end of
Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands, Oahu, with U.S. forces stationed in Guam, Manila, Hong Kong constitute an awl-shaped, inserted west Pacific, is a major obstacle to Japan made to expand the war. In early 1941, the Japanese Joint Fleet Commander Executive Yamamoto Admiral planning the attack on Pearl Harbor, in order to safeguard the smooth implementation of the South into the battle plan.
before the war, Japan made careful preparations to deceive paralysis American. Therefore, until the war soon, the island of Hawaii, the U.S. military is still no combat readiness. 18 before and after the
1941 years, the Japanese 6th Fleet 27 submarines and contains the advance fleet composed of five special submarine, from Yokosuka, Saeki Bay 3 Road, directly toward Hawaii responsible for reconnaissance and surveillance and intercept U.S. Fleet task. 26, for 6 of the 1st Air Fleet aircraft carrier backbone composed assault fleet starting from Single Crown Bay, hidden along the northern route entered the target sea area, went to the north of the island of Oahu, to carry out the task of the air raid on Pearl Harbor. December 2, advance fleet and assault fleet also receive a "December 8 (Tokyo time, Hawaii 7 days) notice of the day for the air strikes. The History Today www.lssdjt.com "airstrike Day selected on Sunday.
12 7 4 hours 30 minutes, when the assault fleet smoothly Dawa north of Oahu, expand Organization offensive. 5:30 2 reconnaissance seaplane on Oahu and near sea. 354 carrier aircraft for air strikes, is divided into two attack wave. The first wave of 183, the second wave of 171. 6:00, the first wave of take-off, fly to Pearl Harbor by clouds over quietly. 7:15, the second wave of take-off. The fine weather that day, Japanese machine provides excellent conditions for the attack. 7:49, assault Fleet commander of the clouds in the south Chuichi Admiral ordered the army blitz. At this point, the main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, in addition to the three aircraft carrier departures sea to perform tasks remaining 94 ships, neatly moored at Pearl Harbor, the U.S. naval officers and men mostly from the ship to shore on vacation. The island's 387 aircraft into a row of parked at the airport, the pilot, the majority is not in the airport. The only anti-aircraft guns next few gunner duty. 7:30 or so, the United States radar repeatedly found strong fleet flew mistakenly considered to be one's own aircraft, not on guard.
7 hours 55 minutes, the first wave of assault fleet started 45 minutes the first assault. 8:40 a smooth return. 8:55, the second wave of assault fleet implementation surprise At the same time, in advance fleet the special submarine steal into the territory to attack U.S. warships. 9:45, assault all over.
why the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? July 7th Incident after
, the Japanese began full-scale invasion of China (see Sino-Japanese War), in a very short period of time occupied the vast territory of northern China, central and southern China, the Chinese mainland as into the Soviet Union in the north south to Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific The area of ​​the base. But with the anti-Japanese war entered a stalemate, coupled with the two operations frustration invasion of the Soviet Union (see Hale Xin River Battle, Battle of Lake Hasan), the Japanese high command is deeply at the same time the two sides battle powerless. After the outbreak of World War II, the Japanese high command decided to take advantage of the favorable opportunity to shift to the south and conquering Kitamori guidelines busy with the war in Europe, Britain and France, along with the development of the European war and the signing of the treaty of alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan ". June 22, 1941, the Germans invaded the Soviet Union, the outbreak of the Soviet-German War lifted Japan's southward advance of worries. The Japanese high command meeting in early July, and analyze the situation, develop a plan, (history today www.lssdjt.com) determination based on the early occupation of French Indochina, to further expand the offensive operations in Southeast Asia, while launching the war in the Pacific .
Japan southward offensive action direct threat to the interests and privileges of the United States in the Pacific, the U.S. government has taken a number of economic sanctions. Such as the freezing of Japanese assets in the United States, the implementation of a comprehensive oil embargo, Japan and the United States increasingly acute contradiction. The United States in order to defend their vested interests in the Asia and Pacific region, to Pearl Harbor as the main base and activity center, set up a one hundred on the huge fleet.
Pearl Harbor on the U.S. Pacific naval base. Located in the southern end of the central Pacific island of Oahu (Hawaiian Islands). (L $ j��.c��) 2090 sea miles east of San Francisco (San Francisco), 3400 sea miles west of Yokohama, Japan, is the transportation hub of the United States to Asia and Australia. Built in the early twentieth century. An area of ​​22.7 square kilometers. Protect various ships Zhubo. Enter the harbor channel depth of 13.6 meters wide Docklands. U.S. Pacific Fleet, 3rd Fleet, the Pacific Fleet's submarine force headquarters, logistics Forces Command and Fleet Marine Force headquarters are located at the base. The main force of the Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. The naval base has supply centers, ammunition depots, fuel depots, large dry dock repair yard and submariners training center. Repair yard to protect a variety of ships (including attack aircraft carrier) repair and drydocking. Pearl Harbor's favorable location to facilitate the naval forces stationed in the ground control central Pacific sea.
back in early 1941, the day the United States contradiction when the Japanese Navy proposed the idea of ​​a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. In August, the Japanese combined fleet commander Admiral Yamamoto Admiral develop specific code-named "Z" war plan of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and formally approved by the Japanese stronghold on October. The central link of this plan is carried out surprise attacks from the air, violently attack the main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
order the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Command sent an aircraft carrier group (6 carrier carrying 353 aircraft, two battleships, three cruisers, 11 destroyers, three submarines, eight oil tankers) and a pre-expanded submarine fleet in the Hawaiian Islands waters (27). Battle of attempts: aircraft carrier group covertly after the completion of the rough seas, the mothership air force sudden-intensive assault on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. naval vessels, shore facilities and aircraft. Aviation action at the same time, it also plans to use the 5 small submarine sent from the mother submarine warfare waters. This submarine's mission is to sneak into the aviation assault on the eve of Pearl Harbor, the battleship torpedo attack. The two destroyers as an aircraft carrier battle groups in the the feint assault - the shelling of the air base on Midway. the Battle of
Pearl Harbor is carefully planned and prepared for military, repeated on the job and the sand table exercise, also Saeki Bay battleship goal conducted the attacks rehearsal; strengthen security measures strictly limited war plan , command documents circulated range, control of the war correspondence of the officers and men; assault fleet to maintain radio silence, other ships and aircraft in the Inland Sea of ​​Japan has frequent radio contact, also organized a large number of sailors tour to Tokyo; instruction Consul-General of Japan in Hawaii to be The military attache, consul, Japanese expatriates and various reconnaissance tools, especially Oahu Pearl Harbor base from the ground, air, sea, underwater reconnaissance activities; over 70 million people in China's northeast border areas build Kwantung Army, engaged in a time to prepare military exercises north. Political diplomacy, Prime Minister of Japan Guards personally wrote a letter to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed peace talks, to and appointed known as Roosevelt friendship Admiral Nomura for Japan's ambassador to the United States; Hideki Tojo came to power after playing the peace talks scam, said To eliminate the hostility between the two sides, to stop the war in Europe spread to the Far East. These measures have created favorable conditions for the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military completely beaten in a passive position. Reached suddenly is the key to win this battle, this aircraft carrier battle group chose the longest range (6,300 km), and often occur storm the other vessels rarely used routes Hangdu. Joint Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Admiral as a conductor. , according to the command of Admiral Yamamoto
11 23 shoulder clouds in the south of the surprise tasks task forces build Etorofu Island (at the southern end of the Kuril Islands) Single Crown Bay, and well before departure last preparation. The morning of the 26th, South Levante mixed fleet set sail under the guidance of three submarines to maintain radio silence, heading for Pearl Harbor. To disguise the Japanese headquarters fake radio communication, it seems that all large Japanese warships still parked in the Seto Inland Sea. The morning of December 7, Japanese aircraft carriers the fleet arrives expand waters (300-500 km) Pearl Harbor north. At the same time, on December 7 that night, the two Japanese destroyers shelled Midway, launching the five small submarine also Pearl Harbor near the start action, but two U.S. patrols, naval sunk. The positive actions of the U.S. military headquarters of the Japanese fleet did not cause alarm, and did not take any additional measures to improve the level of combat readiness of the Pearl Harbor base troops and formations. Favorable target of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, in addition to the departure of the aircraft carrier, the inner harbor of ships and aircraft on the airport intensive docked together, become attacks. The air defense of the U.S. ships are the same throughout the Pearl Harbor base, all did not do a good job to prepare to fight the Japanese assault. December 7, most of the crew the holiday go ashore.
12, 2009, the first wave of Japanese aircraft (40 torpedo planes, 49 dive bombers, 51 level bombers and 43 fighters, led by Yuan Tian Mizuno male) took off from the aircraft carrier. 7:55, launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, all large ships and aircraft on the airport. The Japanese attack lasted about 1 hour, sunk three battleships, blow up a large number of aircraft, their only loss of the aircraft 9. 7:15, the second wave of Japanese aircraft (54 level bombers, 78 dive bombers and 35 fighters) take off from an aircraft carrier, but encountered strong resistance. The attack continued until 9:30, to further expand the U.S. military losses. 2 hours after the success of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese government before a formal declaration of war to the United States.
Review: the Japanese mothership aviation assault on Pearl Harbor, the results are basically reach the strategic purpose - destroyed the American battleship (sunk four wounded 4), six cruisers, a destroyer and 272 aircraft. 3400 U.S. military casualties. Japan's loss of 29 aircraft, a submarine and five ultra-small submarines (these ultra-small submarine victories small). U.S. fleet suffered huge losses due to the Japanese military action, the first day achieved command of the sea, in the Philippines, Malaysia, Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), the implementation of a wide range of offensive campaign. The main reason for the defeat of U.S. troops Pearl Harbor the U.S. military command has failed to effectively organize reconnaissance and base defense, negligence and neglect of the experience of war at sea. Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the tactics undoubtedly be very successful, but is very strategic failure, his undeclared war angered the Americans joined the war, so that the world's largest military powers.
"There You Will Be" the Pearl Harbor
attack on Pearl Harbor event in the early morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft and miniature submarine suddenly attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor and the United States the events of the Army and Navy in the airport of the island of Oahu. The attack will eventually U.S. involvement in World War II, it is another country's attack on the territory of the United States, following the first in Mexico in the 19th century after the war. This event is also called the attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor Battle. In In November 26, one of six aircraft carriers for the main fleet under the command of the Japanese Admiral clouds in the south, one left Japan bound for Pearl Harbor. The fleet on the way of to keep completely silence the radio waves. In addition to the six aircraft carriers, the Japanese fleet also includes two battleships, three cruisers, nine destroyers and three submarines. In addition there are eight tankers and two destroyers only open to the North Pacific to wait for
the morning of December 7, the fleet's aircraft bombed a U.S. airport in the island of Oahu and moored at Pearl Harbor ships, including the battleship. Almost all of the aircraft on the ground were destroyed, only a small number of aircraft able to take off and fight back. 12 battleships and other ships were sunk or damaged. 188 aircraft were destroyed, 155 destroyed, 2,403 Americans lost their lives. Only battleship USS Arizona exploded and sank there are thousands of people died. This battle of
the first shot and the first victim is a destroyer of a Japanese mini-submarine attack. Miniature submarine ship that was sunk. Japan sent out a total of five mini-submarine, they intend to cast torpedo U.S. ships after the air strikes began, and later five ships were sunk, of which only four were later found. Only one person survived the ten sailors on five boats Sakamaki and men were captured, he is the United States during World War II, one of the captives.