Was Alaska bombed in world war 2?

Answer 1

The Aleutian Islands of Kiska and Attu were invaded and occupied in June of 1942 and remained in their hands for more then a year. Attu was retaken by the first of June 1943 and Kiska's invasion was made of 15 August 1943 by 34.426 troop who found only an empty island.

Alaska was also the aircraft ferry route supporting the Soviet Union against Germany. Americans flew from the lower 48 to Alaska, landed and turned the planes over to the Russians who forwarded them to the battlefront.

Answer 2

No, Alaska was much too far a distance for Nazis German bombers to reach. Also, Alaska was so unpopulated and had very few centres of (war time) production that there would be little advantage to the Nazis Germans of bombing Alaska. Though the Bering Strait (between America/Alaska and Russia) is narrow, there was little to gain as the distances to the more important centres of either country was 'Vast' and warfare was centred mainly in Asia (against Japan) and Western Europe against Germany (and Italy for a while).
Mike Thomas is correct. on June 3, 1942, 17 Japanese aircraft carried out a bombing raid on Dutch Harbour in the Aleutians Islands.
The Aleutian Islands are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones belonging to both the United States and Russia. But to be pedantic, while the islands are part of America/Russia, they are not part of the American State of Alaska!

Answer 3

Yes, Japan attacked on June 3, 1942, subsequently occupying the Aleutian Islands of Attu and Kiska. It was the northernmost battle of World War 2.

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Answer 4

Yes. On June 3, 1942, the Japanese bombed the military base at Dutch Harbor in Alaska.