8 Facts about Battle of Midway

Wednesday, May 27th 2015. | History

Let me show you one of the significant battles in World War II in Facts about Battle of Midway. The battle lasted for four days on 4th July till 7th July 1942. The battle was between Japan and United States. It became one of the turning points of the Pacific war. The name of the battle was taken from the name of battlefield. Here are some interesting facts about battle of Midway below:

Facts about Battle of Midway 1: where is Midway?

Midway is an island in Pacific Ocean. The name Midway is taken from the location of this island. It is a halfway between North America and Asia. Japan considers it as an important island during the war for it only lays 2,500 miles from Japan.

Facts about Battle of Midway 2: the first attack

United States attacked the Japanese home island on 18 April 1942. The action of the United States made the Japanese army attacked the Midway Island for it was a home of the American base.

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Facts about Battle of Midway 3: the beginning of the Battle of Midway

The Japanese created a plan to sneak inside the United States forces. They wanted to capture some of the aircrafts of United States. Therefore, they could damage them. However, Japanese transmission could be intercepted by the code breakers of United States. Since the United States army knew the Japanese plan, they began to create a trap.

Facts about Battle of Midway 4: the commanders

Admiral Nimitz and Commander Fletcher were the commanders who led the operation in United States. Army. Admiral Yamamoto was the commander during the Battle of Midway. He was the same man who panned Pearl Harbor Attack on Hawaii.

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Facts about Battle of Midway 5: The Japanese attack

There were a number of bombers and fighter planes sent by the Japanese to attack the Midway Island on 4th July 1942. Get facts about Battle of Bull Run here.

Facts about Battle of Midway 6: the first major victory

The battle of Midway gave the allies one of the major victories in the Pacific. The Japanese had to lose more than 3,000 soldiers and 248 aircrafts and several ships.

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Facts about Battle of Midway 7: the victories of other battles

The victories of Allies led into another victory against Japan. It is due to the fact that the Japanese army had to restore their naval power after they lost a lot of men, ships and aircrafts. Get facts about Battle of Britain here.

Facts about Battle of Midway 8: the captured prisoners

During the Battle of Midway, The Japanese army captured three US airmen. Those were Bruno Gaido (radioman-gunner of O’Flaherty’s SBD), Ensign Frank O’Flaherty (pilot, Enterprise) and Ensign Wesley Osmus (pilot, Yorktown). All of them were killed.