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Up through the Battle of Midway, Allied forces were clearly on the defensive side, reacting to the Japanese offensive operations.
Midway islands were crucial for Japan to control so they could advance further in South East Asia and Australia. The opposite was true for the Americans, Australians and other allies. They had to stop the Japanese in the Midway Islands to begin their advance toward Japan. The victory of the battle also had morale boosting effects for the Allied Nations. It was the beginning of the end for Japan. I came back to add: The Japanese were bent on destroying all the aircraft carriers in that battle too. They failed.
Yes, this was an Australian battle, they fought on the side of the allied powers (united kingdom etc.)
The first naval battle fought entirely by aircraft, and in which the opposing ships of each side never came within sight of each other, was the Battle of the Coral Sea in May, 1942, one month prior to the Battle of Midway.
During World War II, the causes of the Battle of Midway were two in number. First, on the Japanese side, the intent was to seize Midway Island as a forward-base that would serve both offensive and defensive capabilities. Second, on the American side, the intent was to prevent this seizure while also dealing the Japanese navy a decisive defeat.
On the allied side: Britain, Canada, US and on the Axis Side: Germany and to a lesser extent Italy.
In 1942 when many battles took place that crippled the Axis. Stalingrad(an entire German Army was wiped out), Midway(A Japanese Carrier Group was destroyed, North Africa was almost Allied, the Battle for Britain(German Leuftwaffe was beaten in the skies of Britain by the RAF), and the Battle for Moscow(German Loss)
The USS Yorktown (CV-5) was sunk by a IJN submarine during the battle of Midway in June 1942.
The countries that were involved in the battle of Kasserine pass are: - From allied side: the United States, le British, the French and Tunisia (as an allied theatre of operations and a French colony) - From the Axis side: Germany and Italy
At Midway, the US Fleet was able to use its advantage in code breaking to ambush the Japanese as they attacked Midway, hoping to draw the American carriers into an uneven battle. Instead, the Americans were able to sink all four of the Japanese carriers with the loss of only one of its own. This shifted the balance of power permanently to the American side for the remainder of the war.
on the allied side
From the Japanese side, the major goals were: (1) draw out the remaining U.S. Fleet carriers and destroy them (2) capture the island of Midway for use as a staging base for attacks against the Hawaiian Islands From the American side, the major goals were: (1) Prevent the capture of Midway (2) Inflict as much damage as possible on the Japanese fleet, while limiting damage to the American fleet