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Who was the air force commander who led the first attack on japan after pearl harbor?
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US general Dolittle (then a colonel)
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Who commanded the Japanese strike Force?
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, was in overall control of planning for the 1941 surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo was commander specifically of the Pearl Harbor Striking Force.
Who was the Japanese navy commander of the attacking force on Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese commander and planner of the attack on Pearl Harbor was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. He remained as an American nemesis throughout most of the Pacific War. He was killed in 1943 when a plane he was in was shot down.
What role did commander Chuichi Nagumo have in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941?
Chuichi Nagumo was the Japanese commander of the Pearl Harbor strike force. He played a significant role in the attack. Nagumo, however, refused to launch additional air attacks on dockyard and fuel tanks on Oahu or to seek out two US aircraft carriers at sea. He was never comfortable with the plan to attack the Pearl Harbor and limited his risks.
Who was the leader of pearl harbor during the attack from the Japanese?
The US Army commander was Lt. Gen. Walter Short. The Navy commander was Admiral Husband E. Kimmel. Overall commander for the Japanese was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Yamamoto was also the man who came up with the idea for the Peral Harbor attack. He did not want to go to war with the Americans, but thought that if the Japanese could knock out the American fleet early the Japanese might gain enough time to take Pacific islands and construct a defensive perimeter the Americans couldn't break. Admiral Chuichi Nagumo commanded the carrier strike force that launched the Pearl Harbor attack.
What was to be accomplished on the attack on pearl harbor?
to cripple the U.S. naval force in the pacific.
Who helped in pearl harbor?
At the time of the Japanese surprise attack in 1941, Pearl Harbor was a US Naval base. So the person in charge was the ranking Naval officer in Hawaii, Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel. The Japanese Commander of the force that atacked Pearl Harbor was Admiral Chūichi Nagumo.
Who lead the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
The Flight Commander for the first wave of attack planes was Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida. It was Fuchida who radioed the now famous (or infamous) code Tora! Tora! Tora! to Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, commanding the carrier attack fleet, and from there relayed to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese Fleet Admiral, notifying them that complete and total tactical surprise had been achieved by the Japanese attack force as the attack on Pearl Harbor began. It is interesting to note that Fuchida was part of the Japanese delegation on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay when Japan formally signed the Instruments of Surrender, which ended the war.
How did japan attack peral harbor?
The Attack came from a Japanese attack force of Aircraft carriers that sent in Aircraft fighters and dive bombers.
Which aircraft carrier was NOT part of Japan's attack force that attacked Pearl Harbor?
Shinano
Did the attack on Pearl Harbor kill aneyone important?
Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Commander of Battleship Division One and the Chief of Staff and Aide, to the Commander, Battleship Battle Force. The highest ranking casualty at Pearl Harbor, he became the first U.S. Navy flag officer killed in action in World War II as well as the first killed in action against any foreign enemy.Captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh was the last captain of the USS Arizona (BB-39). He was killed when the Arizona exploded and sank during the attack.2,402 Americans were killed.
What does the point of attack mean?
it is the best place to attack you monsters.ANS2:The point of attack is where an offensive force makes first contact with the defending force.
Who was involved in the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan?
The imperial Japanese air force and navy under command of general Tojo
