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When you return to the Solomons, can u guys talk about the destruction of the IJN elite destroyer force in March thru May. More DDs were sunk in this period then the whole of Guadalcanal. And they weren't the old Mutsuki class or earlier but new Kageros. As well the sinking of hospital ship Centaur and IJN sub activities through 1942 and 43 around Australia Plus coming battles over Guadalcanal in mid and late June 1943 and the disastrous debut of Zero fighter bomber. Viewers might be surprised by these events. Some of Yamamoto's 6 escorting Zero pilots died or were wounded in these battles for context. Keep up the great work. Love how u are coming all theatres, just hard for Japan to defend and how US is amassing great strength all ready
Being in the 7th Infantry Division during WWII must have been an experience. No other unit during the war can claim that they fought in subarctic, tropical, jungle, and mountain environments while never having been trained to fight in any of them.
For those wondering why it was called “Massacre Valley” and “Bay” it was named so because when the Russian fur trappers landed on the island back in 1745, they killed 15 Aleut men in that general area.
I'm just wondering about the thoughts the men ordered to land there had towards their superiors who made "Massacre Bay" a key target for an amphibious attack.
@@Poopenheiner The Dutch once wiped out the population of an island so they could keep their monopoly on nutmeg. Money. But Russians at the time were killing and relocating populations all the time.
My paternal grandfather was one of the infantrymen in the 7th Div, 17th Reg. He never talked about anything from his time in the War, except for on his deathbed, and only to my father (that I'm aware). "Attu and Kiska were wet, foggy, frozen hell holes" and "I never thought I'd miss digging ditches back in Arkansas".
The battles of Attu and Kiska are unknown to most Japanese, with the exception of some history buffs and otaku. Thank you K&G for providing a new British perspective!
"Alright men, you will be landing at Massacre Bay, you will then advance up Massacre Valley until you make contact with the enemy." - Imagine hearing this briefing, would absolutely fill you with confidence. Was it really called Massacre Bay before the landing, or just after when the Japanese fired machine guns and mortars from the high ground?
According to John McManus, it was named “Massacre Valley” due to an incident when “Russian Fur Trappers slaughtered the native Aleuts”. There isn’t a footnote and it’s just mentioned off hand so take what you will of it. But it makes the most sense.
One of the first bridges in Market Garden was at Grave. I can just imagine the conversation. S: Where are we going, captain? C: We're going to Grave. S: That sounds serious, captain!
I usually follow along with K&G's battles with Google Earth and looking at Attu, you can still see the fighting positions, berms, bomb craters, etc. all around where the battles depicted. I found and pinned the assault beaches and even found Hill X.
I'm amazed at the level of detail given in this episode. I've read only overviews and the final result but not of the intricate maneuvers and difficulties encountered by the US 7th Infantry Division. Their combat experience was epically difficult and one of the most challenging ever faced by any novice troops in their first battle. Thank you for highlighting this campaign.
I was stationed on Attu at the Coast Guard LORAN station in the early 2000s and you can see many of the scars from the battle as well as from its time as a Navy base. Lots of unexplored ordnance there still.
I read a book about the air war in those islands. One day a 4 engine bomber made a routine patrol. They were 8 hours on the outbound leg. They were TWO hours on the return leg - the wind was THAT STRONG! Also, they had to routinely chase brown bears off of the landing strips - that would be twitchy.
Getting a notification for a new Kings and Generals video is always a pleasure, but never more so than one from this series!! Thank you for this brilliant content!!
One thing not mentioned is that the 7th Infantry Division was desert training for deployment to North Africa when they got shipped off to Alaska still in their light weight uniforms. Needless to say, they suffered more cold injuries than combat during the battle.🤦
My stepfather (32nd Inf Regt) said they were issued tropical gear to mislead possible Japanese spies and told weather gear was on another ship - ha ha. He said he would put his canteen under his pillow at night and in the morning it was rock hard from the ice.
You already know but I wanted to remind you and the team. I absolutely LOVE your content and just shared your channel with my uncles (big history buffs). Endless appreciation for everyone on the team. Finally, your Ukraine coverage is truly remarkable and all of you should be incredibly proud of your work. Cheers everyone ❤
I'm so glad you guys, and WW2 in Real Time as well, are covering this. If it weren't for a visit to Alaska in 2011 I wouldn't have known this battle even happened until much, much later. The Aleutian campaign is very obscure and something I always love hearing more about.
Massacre Beach and Massacre Valley - totally sounds like amazing vacation destination, wow! Alaska Tourism Board really misses out on this amazing opportunity to promote such a wonderful place for a family vacay!
The Battle of Attu is event 6 of 18 based on the US National Park Service's site on the Pacific Theater. Based on how thorough the analysis goes on K&G, we are looking at a potentially 200+ part series.
The series is in real time, with every video covering the events of the week 80 years prior. So the final part in the series should be #194 or #197, depending on if they choose to count the announcement of Japan's surrender or its formal signing as the end of the Pacific War.
@@deamon002 It’ll probably be more than that. Some of these videos that K&G has released covered the same week over several videos. Especially with all that was happening on Guadalcanal and in the CBI theater at the same time in late 42/early 43.
Crabbed and fished all around the Aleutian Islands for yrs ending about 25 years ago… I also went ashore at Kiska and checked out the Japanese midget sub but I sure never saw any fir trees or forests when I was in the Aleutians.
In the memoirs of Brigadier General Harry Foster of the Canadian Army, there’s an interesting account of landing on Kiska Island, the other position held by the Japanese that was evacuated just before the Allied landing. He described looking through the gun sights of the Japanese fortified positions, right onto the beaches where they had just landed, and realized what a bloodbath it would have been. It’s clear that the Allies learned an invaluable lesson from the Aleutians campaign.
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8:11 Both Narwhal Class Submarines? Interesting, I remember them from Silent Hunter 2. "Submarine Cruisers". Odd designs, that were very large and had dual deck guns.
My Dad was there. And at Kwagalien and Leyye. He missed Okinawa because at 5 months at Leyte lost 50 lbs. Because of Malaria and Stomach parasites. He spent 10 months in the Hospital
Same with my stepfather with the 32nd Inf Regt (Queen's Own). After Attu, Hawaii, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands and wounded by 30 cal fire in the Philippines
My Grandfather fought in the 7th Armored Div in the Aleutian islands 43to44 then Rhineland and Central Europe Jan 45 till the end. His 355th infantry regiment 89th infantry division liberated Ohrdruf in April 45. He earned 2Bronze Stars 2 Theatre Ribbons and his Riflemans Badge. He came home and raised 8kids and retired after 30yrs from the Bluegrass Army. He told my Dad he liked to froze to death in the Aleutians and would have rather fought the whole war in Europe than 1 day in Attu and Kiska.
I just found a better source. Hopefully this will answer your question. It certainly did with me. www.nps.gov/aleu/learn/historyculture/upload/12-Background-Attu-Prehistory-and-History-508.pdf
Hope you also mention Great Bengal Famine in India which starts in early 1943 and worsened by British scorched earth policy for Japanese invasion which never came
The Japanese invasion did eventually come, but not until March of 1944. As for the Bengal famine, the _World War 2_ channel has covered it in plenty of detail over at their _War Against Humanity_ sub series. UA-camr _BadEmpanada_ has also made an excellent video on the subject.
On viewing Attu's rocky shores while planning how to take it the thought impresses more and more the Nips should first forsake. Because Attu ain't worth a hoot for raising crops or cattle. So let's just take a cruise and call off the Battle!
I am interested in the Pacific War and have just discovered Kings and Generals. I watched your video on Guadalcanal and was very much impressed with the level of detail I had not seen in any of the other videos on the subject. Is a follow up video to the battle of Attu available? I can't seem to find one.
They are covering the war week-by-week, which means that they will finish the entire series by September of 2025. They will cover every single campaign, including the more forgotten battles. The next installment will come out on Thursday, as most other installments of the Pacific War come out that day of the week.
@@onesappleone Yep, this series coincides with the 80th anniversary of all these battles. Since it is May of 2023, they are currently covering all the battles that took place in May of 1943.
The Japanese fighting on the Islands had gotten wind of the secret negotiations behind their back, The Americans had come to their senses and told Japanese Leadership "We're Killing & Dying for Turds, those boys can just keep the island, We almost got someone to stay there once", at which point the fighters were like "You Make Us Stay $hitty Island, We Keel You then Leave", at which point The Americans said they'd have to keep it, Shut up and be Happy! That islands already cost us enough grief, weather station blew right down, not even good for that. So the Battle For Attu Continues.
Can I ask what the difference is between an Escort Carrier and an Aircraft Carrier? Is it like the equivalent to the Japanese Light Aircraft Carrier???
Escort carriers have been built on a mercantile hull (Sangamon class were oilers, Casablancas were merchantmen, Taiyo, Chuyo Unyo Kaiyo etc were merchants or liners) while light carriers have had a world ship designed hull (Independence class Cleveland light cruiser, Zuiho and Shoho from submarine depot ships) and were converted to CVL
Japanese light carriers (Ryujo and later Zuiho) were put into carrier division 1 etc as a fighter and anti sub carrier to relieve Shokaku and Zuikaku of that burden in 1942 and 43 / post Midway doctrine. Other CVLs were training and transport carriers for the bulk of their careers minus big battles of 1944.
It's essentially a smaller aircraft carrier. At the beginning of WWII, the United States only had four aircraft carriers. By the end of the war, we had over 150😮.....mostly escort carriers but astonishing to say the least.
@@guaporeturns9472 was hard to spot and get into. You’d know if you did. Incredible you could stand comfortably. I still have a TAKARA bottle I found in the sleeping tunnels under a mat. You get on that ship that was beached? I understand it didn’t last much longer and totally gone now. But that was trick to get on, had to scale a cable up. I got a life jacket that I ruined getting off that had the ships name on it. Dry-rot. Something Maru
@@SeanRCope I went into a smaller tunnel , found a can and a bottle in the grass outside. Sliced my finger on rusty war junk. Saw what remained of a wrecked ship but didn’t investigate. Was kinda treacherous walking around in high grass with shell holes/foxholes and rusty metal all over in the grass.
They were, looking at it now makes you go “wow the war was actually fought in a US state!”, but Alaska was still also just a territory at this time. But it was so close to mainland North America, which is probably the reason for the glitzy around this battle. They were also mistaken in the beginning, the war of 1812 wasn’t the last time an incursion on North America took place before attu. Pancho Villas attack on Columbus New Mexico in 1916 was.
If I was in charge this battle would have never happened. It served no strategic purpose. They should have left the Japanese to rot out there until the end of the war.
I really enjoy your content, thank you! However, the amount of information relayed so quickly defeats the purpose. You have so many stats and figures that are only briefly displayed that it ruins the experience. If this video was twice as long, you didn't talk so damned fast, and we could actually see the content of the task forces (or whatever), it would make for a much better video.
0:53 🛑 Devin, I VIGOROUSLY DISAGREE with your opinion saying it was a "stain." During WW2, the Aleutian Islands and Alaska were NOT a state of the United States, ergo American honor was not tarnished because the Japanese occupied some cold, wet, windy, and desolate shitty territorial islands. Devin, 👉🏻🤔 THINK about it: IF the USA REALLY gave a damn about those territorial rocks, THEN would we have take a WHOLE YEAR to do something about this Japanese occupation. It would be like me saying that British honor was stained because the "Argentines took over the Falklands." Hardly, Devin! The Falklands are not England, Wales, Scotland, nor North Ireland. 🇺🇸🫵🏻💪🏻🦅⚓️
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When you return to the Solomons, can u guys talk about the destruction of the IJN elite destroyer force in March thru May. More DDs were sunk in this period then the whole of Guadalcanal. And they weren't the old Mutsuki class or earlier but new Kageros.
As well the sinking of hospital ship Centaur and IJN sub activities through 1942 and 43 around Australia
Plus coming battles over Guadalcanal in mid and late June 1943 and the disastrous debut of Zero fighter bomber. Viewers might be surprised by these events. Some of Yamamoto's 6 escorting Zero pilots died or were wounded in these battles for context.
Keep up the great work. Love how u are coming all theatres, just hard for Japan to defend and how US is amassing great strength all ready
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Being in the 7th Infantry Division during WWII must have been an experience. No other unit during the war can claim that they fought in subarctic, tropical, jungle, and mountain environments while never having been trained to fight in any of them.
Bear Grylls' forefathers
@@vectorstrike Really?
@@PiyushGupta-vx6qi Haha I don't think so.
@@PiyushGupta-vx6qi No, I was kidding!
Just looked it up - trained for the desert, sent everywhere else.
For those wondering why it was called “Massacre Valley” and “Bay” it was named so because when the Russian fur trappers landed on the island back in 1745, they killed 15 Aleut men in that general area.
I'm just wondering about the thoughts the men ordered to land there had towards their superiors who made "Massacre Bay" a key target for an amphibious attack.
Jesus Christ that’s dark
I did never like any fur trappers. Bitchy skinners, the lot of them
@@Poopenheiner The Dutch once wiped out the population of an island so they could keep their monopoly on nutmeg.
Money.
But Russians at the time were killing and relocating populations all the time.
killing 15 men in the north means more than kiling 15 men at the equator
My paternal grandfather was one of the infantrymen in the 7th Div, 17th Reg. He never talked about anything from his time in the War, except for on his deathbed, and only to my father (that I'm aware). "Attu and Kiska were wet, foggy, frozen hell holes" and "I never thought I'd miss digging ditches back in Arkansas".
The battles of Attu and Kiska are unknown to most Japanese, with the exception of some history buffs and otaku. Thank you K&G for providing a new British perspective!
"Alright men, you will be landing at Massacre Bay, you will then advance up Massacre Valley until you make contact with the enemy." - Imagine hearing this briefing, would absolutely fill you with confidence.
Was it really called Massacre Bay before the landing, or just after when the Japanese fired machine guns and mortars from the high ground?
According to John McManus, it was named “Massacre Valley” due to an incident when “Russian Fur Trappers slaughtered the native Aleuts”. There isn’t a footnote and it’s just mentioned off hand so take what you will of it. But it makes the most sense.
One of the first bridges in Market Garden was at Grave. I can just imagine the conversation.
S: Where are we going, captain?
C: We're going to Grave.
S: That sounds serious, captain!
I usually follow along with K&G's battles with Google Earth and looking at Attu, you can still see the fighting positions, berms, bomb craters, etc. all around where the battles depicted. I found and pinned the assault beaches and even found Hill X.
The USS Nevada was at Pearl Harbor, Attu, as well in Normandy on D Day. She was firing at D Day with barrels salvaged from the Arizona.
The USS Indianapolis was also involved in area operations
I'm amazed at the level of detail given in this episode. I've read only overviews and the final result but not of the intricate maneuvers and difficulties encountered by the US 7th Infantry Division. Their combat experience was epically difficult and one of the most challenging ever faced by any novice troops in their first battle. Thank you for highlighting this campaign.
My God, this deserves to be a 3-hour war epic with a stacked cast so bad
I was stationed on Attu at the Coast Guard LORAN station in the early 2000s and you can see many of the scars from the battle as well as from its time as a Navy base. Lots of unexplored ordnance there still.
I read a book about the air war in those islands.
One day a 4 engine bomber made a routine patrol.
They were 8 hours on the outbound leg.
They were TWO hours on the return leg - the wind was THAT STRONG!
Also, they had to routinely chase brown bears off of the landing strips - that would be twitchy.
Great video! Takes me back to my visit to Anchorage and the small museum they have for this forgotten part of the Pacific War.
Getting a notification for a new Kings and Generals video is always a pleasure, but never more so than one from this series!! Thank you for this brilliant content!!
I love hearing about lesser known actions and battles. This is my favorite UA-cam channel.
One thing not mentioned is that the 7th Infantry Division was desert training for deployment to North Africa when they got shipped off to Alaska still in their light weight uniforms. Needless to say, they suffered more cold injuries than combat during the battle.🤦
My stepfather (32nd Inf Regt) said they were issued tropical gear to mislead possible Japanese spies and told weather gear was on another ship - ha ha. He said he would put his canteen under his pillow at night and in the morning it was rock hard from the ice.
You already know but I wanted to remind you and the team. I absolutely LOVE your content and just shared your channel with my uncles (big history buffs). Endless appreciation for everyone on the team. Finally, your Ukraine coverage is truly remarkable and all of you should be incredibly proud of your work. Cheers everyone ❤
My unit's building of Attu Hall at JBER was named for this battle. Nice to see it covered.
I'm so glad you guys, and WW2 in Real Time as well, are covering this.
If it weren't for a visit to Alaska in 2011 I wouldn't have known this battle even happened until much, much later. The Aleutian campaign is very obscure and something I always love hearing more about.
Massacre Beach and Massacre Valley - totally sounds like amazing vacation destination, wow! Alaska Tourism Board really misses out on this amazing opportunity to promote such a wonderful place for a family vacay!
The Battle of Attu is event 6 of 18 based on the US National Park Service's site on the Pacific Theater. Based on how thorough the analysis goes on K&G, we are looking at a potentially 200+ part series.
The series is in real time, with every video covering the events of the week 80 years prior. So the final part in the series should be #194 or #197, depending on if they choose to count the announcement of Japan's surrender or its formal signing as the end of the Pacific War.
@@deamon002 It’ll probably be more than that. Some of these videos that K&G has released covered the same week over several videos. Especially with all that was happening on Guadalcanal and in the CBI theater at the same time in late 42/early 43.
Crabbed and fished all around the Aleutian Islands for yrs ending about 25 years ago… I also went ashore at Kiska and checked out the Japanese midget sub but I sure never saw any fir trees or forests when I was in the Aleutians.
I look forward to Peleilu ❤️
Thank you historians for shedding light on our past.
Without doubt the best channel of its kind on the internet. Your efforts to bring these high-quality documentaries to the public are much appreciated👍
I’m a Patreon. It’s an honor to make a tiny contribution to such a monumental undertaking.
Best history channel ever! 😊
Hadn't heard of this battle before, pretty interesting. So many battles throughout history it's hard to know them all.
In the memoirs of Brigadier General Harry Foster of the Canadian Army, there’s an interesting account of landing on Kiska Island, the other position held by the Japanese that was evacuated just before the Allied landing. He described looking through the gun sights of the Japanese fortified positions, right onto the beaches where they had just landed, and realized what a bloodbath it would have been. It’s clear that the Allies learned an invaluable lesson from the Aleutians campaign.
Oh, and to Col Yamasaki: you got a bad Attu, dude.
Great work. This never gets enough attention.
I am LOVING this channel.....ive watched your stuff for ages now and man....im so impressed with the fallow-thru....always putting content out... QUALITY un woke content
8:11 Both Narwhal Class Submarines?
Interesting, I remember them from Silent Hunter 2. "Submarine Cruisers". Odd designs, that were very large and had dual deck guns.
My Dad was there. And at Kwagalien and Leyye. He missed Okinawa because at 5 months at Leyte lost 50 lbs. Because of Malaria and Stomach parasites. He spent 10 months in the Hospital
Same with my stepfather with the 32nd Inf Regt (Queen's Own). After Attu, Hawaii, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands and wounded by 30 cal fire in the Philippines
My Grandfather fought in the 7th Armored Div in the Aleutian islands 43to44 then Rhineland and Central Europe Jan 45 till the end. His 355th infantry regiment 89th infantry division liberated Ohrdruf in April 45. He earned 2Bronze Stars 2 Theatre Ribbons and his Riflemans Badge. He came home and raised 8kids and retired after 30yrs from the Bluegrass Army. He told my Dad he liked to froze to death in the Aleutians and would have rather fought the whole war in Europe than 1 day in Attu and Kiska.
Imagine being told your objective is somewhere called ‘Massacre Beach’?
I just found a better source. Hopefully this will answer your question. It certainly did with me.
www.nps.gov/aleu/learn/historyculture/upload/12-Background-Attu-Prehistory-and-History-508.pdf
Great work. I'm a big fan. Thanks!
Thanks for the video 👍🏻
This is where Lassie served in “Lassie Goes to War”. It made her really mean.
Great video!
Thanks for the video
This video deserves 1 million views. Not 97k!
Hope you also mention Great Bengal Famine in India which starts in early 1943 and worsened by British scorched earth policy for Japanese invasion which never came
The Japanese invasion did eventually come, but not until March of 1944. As for the Bengal famine, the _World War 2_ channel has covered it in plenty of detail over at their _War Against Humanity_ sub series. UA-camr _BadEmpanada_ has also made an excellent video on the subject.
Kings & Generals!!
Need I say more.
Great video! 6:44 Task Force 51 had Star Destroyers, defenders had 0 chances 🤣
I get little kid excited when a new episode pops up.
Best channel ever ❤
may the algorithm gods bless this video 🙏
我が郷土北海道の旭川編成の部隊です❗同じく旭川編成の部隊はガダルカナルでの闘いで、悔しくも玉砕してます😢肉弾VSアメリカ軍の戦車ですが
一歩も引かず！闘ってます❗
Wildcat pilot: opss.. sorry, didn't know it you guys.
Read the Thousand miles war. It’s about this battle. In addition to watching this documentary of course.
On viewing Attu's rocky shores while planning how to take it the thought impresses more and more the Nips should first forsake. Because Attu ain't worth a hoot for raising crops or cattle. So let's just take a cruise and call off the Battle!
You forgot to mention Pancho Villa and his attack on Columbus. That was the most recent incursion on incorporated American land up until then.
I like this educative history
Ah, the Lawrence Welk Islands, Awan and Attu (joke based on a real answer on Jeopardy)
I am interested in the Pacific War and have just discovered Kings and Generals. I watched your video on Guadalcanal and was very much impressed with the level of detail I had not seen in any of the other videos on the subject. Is a follow up video to the battle of Attu available? I can't seem to find one.
They are covering the war week-by-week, which means that they will finish the entire series by September of 2025. They will cover every single campaign, including the more forgotten battles. The next installment will come out on Thursday, as most other installments of the Pacific War come out that day of the week.
@@extrahistory8956 Thanks. I am still just starting to learn how Kings and General's is organized.
@@onesappleone Yep, this series coincides with the 80th anniversary of all these battles. Since it is May of 2023, they are currently covering all the battles that took place in May of 1943.
@@extrahistory8956 That is awesome! It must take a huge amount of work to put these videos out.
Excellent video 📹
Combined arms attack?
wow i had no IDEA THE BATTLE OF ATTU WAS SO BLOODY
WAIT!!! At 8:30, was that an AMERICAN FLAGGED aircraft that destroyed the rubber boats?!?!?
Another great video…
Good Job
Beyond the Antimeridian, Japan and the US battled it out.
At last … Yow what took you guys so long?
Cheers
Everyone forgets this giant battle on American soil.
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RIP
To the 549 US soldiers and 2,351 Imperial Japanese troops (some of whom committed suicide) who were killed in the Battle of Attu
The Japanese fighting on the Islands had gotten wind of the secret negotiations behind their back, The Americans had come to their senses and told Japanese Leadership "We're Killing & Dying for Turds, those boys can just keep the island, We almost got someone to stay there once", at which point the fighters were like "You Make Us Stay $hitty Island, We Keel You then Leave", at which point The Americans said they'd have to keep it, Shut up and be Happy! That islands already cost us enough grief, weather station blew right down, not even good for that. So the Battle For Attu Continues.
I'd rather fight in the jungle than in the snow AND mountain combined
Its okay,until the jungle starts to talk vietnamise
Just bring some Finns along and you'll do fine or 1 Gurkha
I saw a Japanese field gun that was captured by the Americans after the Battle of Attu at the Alaska State Museum.
I think Hanks and Spielberg should rejoin to make a film about Battle of Attu..
Nice video
Can I ask what the difference is between an Escort Carrier and an Aircraft Carrier? Is it like the equivalent to the Japanese Light Aircraft Carrier???
Approximately, it's in essence a small carrier with limited operational capability.
Escort carriers have been built on a mercantile hull (Sangamon class were oilers, Casablancas were merchantmen, Taiyo, Chuyo Unyo Kaiyo etc were merchants or liners) while light carriers have had a world ship designed hull (Independence class Cleveland light cruiser, Zuiho and Shoho from submarine depot ships) and were converted to CVL
Japanese light carriers (Ryujo and later Zuiho) were put into carrier division 1 etc as a fighter and anti sub carrier to relieve Shokaku and Zuikaku of that burden in 1942 and 43 / post Midway doctrine.
Other CVLs were training and transport carriers for the bulk of their careers minus big battles of 1944.
It's essentially a smaller aircraft carrier. At the beginning of WWII, the United States only had four aircraft carriers. By the end of the war, we had over 150😮.....mostly escort carriers but astonishing to say the least.
A light carrier has the speed to keep up with faster ships the escorts do not.
Made it to Kiska in 83. Only saw Attu from the ship.
Same.. crawled around in the midget sub.
@@guaporeturns9472 full of water when I was there. You get in the headquarter tunnel the super big one?
@@SeanRCope didn’t go in a big tunnel.. only a little one.
@@guaporeturns9472 was hard to spot and get into. You’d know if you did. Incredible you could stand comfortably. I still have a TAKARA bottle I found in the sleeping tunnels under a mat. You get on that ship that was beached? I understand it didn’t last much longer and totally gone now. But that was trick to get on, had to scale a cable up. I got a life jacket that I ruined getting off that had the ships name on it. Dry-rot. Something Maru
@@SeanRCope I went into a smaller tunnel , found a can and a bottle in the grass outside. Sliced my finger on rusty war junk. Saw what remained of a wrecked ship but didn’t investigate. Was kinda treacherous walking around in high grass with shell holes/foxholes and rusty metal all over in the grass.
Yeah boy
happy may 13th
We don't really picture the Pacific war being fought in a blizzard.
Wouldn't the Philippines be a territory of the U.S.?
I'm surprised that the channel overlooked that fact
They were, looking at it now makes you go “wow the war was actually fought in a US state!”, but Alaska was still also just a territory at this time. But it was so close to mainland North America, which is probably the reason for the glitzy around this battle. They were also mistaken in the beginning, the war of 1812 wasn’t the last time an incursion on North America took place before attu. Pancho Villas attack on Columbus New Mexico in 1916 was.
ALASKA WOOHOO
My grandpa fought in this war RIP Walter Mattice A bad ass mfka
My question is, why did those planes attack that one landing zone?
Most likely mistaken as an enemy Japanese force
@@ftwcrazyman Or someone wasn't paying attention to the plan/timetable.
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Anyone else here because of Outlast Trials?
*KaG* ♥️
250 japanese against 2500 americans...
Hats off 🎉 japanese bravery and persistence always amazes me
1k view in 10 minutes
If I was in charge this battle would have never happened. It served no strategic purpose. They should have left the Japanese to rot out there until the end of the war.
When we are going to watch Mark Antony invasion of Parthia?
:)
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I really enjoy your content, thank you! However, the amount of information relayed so quickly defeats the purpose. You have so many stats and figures that are only briefly displayed that it ruins the experience. If this video was twice as long, you didn't talk so damned fast, and we could actually see the content of the task forces (or whatever), it would make for a much better video.
You can use the pause button to gather the info yourself😂
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0:53 🛑 Devin, I VIGOROUSLY DISAGREE with your opinion saying it was a "stain." During WW2, the Aleutian Islands and Alaska were NOT a state of the United States, ergo American honor was not tarnished because the Japanese occupied some cold, wet, windy, and desolate shitty territorial islands. Devin, 👉🏻🤔 THINK about it: IF the USA REALLY gave a damn about those territorial rocks, THEN would we have take a WHOLE YEAR to do something about this Japanese occupation. It would be like me saying that British honor was stained because the "Argentines took over the Falklands." Hardly, Devin! The Falklands are not England, Wales, Scotland, nor North Ireland. 🇺🇸🫵🏻💪🏻🦅⚓️
Waiting for post Caesar civil war 😞😒
*KaG* ♥️