Created by Tom Horn on 11 May 2010, Last Update on 11 May 2010

Battle of Attu Island - 11 May 1943

US troops land and begin operations to recapture the island. The Japanese defenders under Colonel Yasuyo Yamasaki, do not contest the landings, but dig in on the high ground.

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Tags : Japan,United States,Land,Naval,Pacific,Combat

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