The US Navy Communications Group OP-20-02 Station "HYPO" Communications Intelligence Unit at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii intercepted and decoded radio messages of the Japanese military plans and the US Navy sent Task Force 16 and 17 to ambushed them.
Nimitz had knowledge of the secret Japanese battle plans
From intercepted messages
Admiral Chester Nimitz .
From intercepted messages :)
The U.S. did not a General. The battle was fought by naval forces, therefore, the leaders were Admirals. For the U.S., Admiral Nimitz was the commander in chief, US Pacific Fleet and he was stationed in Pearl Harbor. Admiral Fletcher and Admiral Spruance were the U.S. leaders at the Battle of Midway.
Nimitz had knowledge of the secret Japanese battle plans
From intercepted messages
Nimitz had knowledge of the secret Japanese battle plans
Battle Of Midway
Admiral Chester Nimitz .
Admiral Chester Nimitz
battle of midway
From intercepted messages :)
Admiral Nimitz was the leader of the Battle of Coral Sea on March 1942. He was also the leader of Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942
The U.S. did not a General. The battle was fought by naval forces, therefore, the leaders were Admirals. For the U.S., Admiral Nimitz was the commander in chief, US Pacific Fleet and he was stationed in Pearl Harbor. Admiral Fletcher and Admiral Spruance were the U.S. leaders at the Battle of Midway.
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto was Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy and responsible for the Midway operation. Admiral Chuichi Nagumo commanded the Striking Force of aircraft carriers responsible for carrying out the operation. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet and was responsible for the strategy to defend Midway. Admiral Raymond A. Spruance commanded the two U.S. carrier task forces responsible for defending Midway.
he had the element of surprise. the japanese thought that they were going to an island with little supplies and little defense but in actuality they were falling into a trap. upon their arrival they find that midway is heavily defended despite what they were told in decoded messages.