Adm. Flecture
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 commanded the Imperial Japanese Navy and was responsible for the plan to attack and invade Midway. Admiral Chuichi Nagumo commanded the aircraft carrier strike force that was responsible for destroying any U.S. naval forces that intervened and the military installations on Midway. There was no Japanese general involved in the battle.
See order of battle, website: Battle of Midway
See website: Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific War of WW2 in favor of the Allied Forces. The Japanese had lost their first big battle against anyone. They were used to winning all the time. This battle made them lose face.
Up through the Battle of Midway, Allied forces were clearly on the defensive side, reacting to the Japanese offensive operations.
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 commanded the Imperial Japanese Navy and was responsible for the plan to attack and invade Midway. Admiral Chuichi Nagumo commanded the aircraft carrier strike force that was responsible for destroying any U.S. naval forces that intervened and the military installations on Midway. There was no Japanese general involved in the battle.
See order of battle, website: Battle of Midway
See website: Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific War of WW2 in favor of the Allied Forces. The Japanese had lost their first big battle against anyone. They were used to winning all the time. This battle made them lose face.
Midway was a naval battle between the USA and Japan during WWII. The victory by the USA at Midway spelled the end of the War in the Pacific for Japan. The Battle of the Coral Sea fought in 1942 was another strategic sea victory for the Allied Forces.
The name comes from the Midway Island/s in the South Pacific. It also represents the battle of Midway from World War 2. That battle was significant because it was the battle when the Allied Forces first defeated the Japanese. It also happens to be one of the Navy boys' favorite ship.
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.
The United States, And Imperial Japanese Forces fought in the battle of midway.
Midway, Battle of Britain, those are the biggest I can think of right now.
Japan was trying to control all of the islands of the Pacific. The Allied forces refused to allow that level of imperialism and Midway Island was one of the more vigorously contested battle fronts.