The Battle Of Midway

The Battle Of MidwayAmory Kronlov&Sandrine Lcuyer

Regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Between the fourth and seventh of June 1942The attack took place over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll.The Battle Of Midway

Midway Atoll

Chester W. Nimitz

Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, was a five-star admiral in the United States Navy.

Yamamoto IsorokuYamamoto Isoroku was Naval Marshal General and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II

Yamamoto's primary strategic concern was the elimination of America's remaining carrier forces, which he perceived as the principal obstacle to the overall Pacific campaign.After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Midway Atoll being an important Navy Base, became one of their new objective and after six months of preparation, the attack began.

B-17 Flying Fortresses

B-26 Marauders

SBD Dauntless A-24 Banshee

F4F-3 Wildcats

SB2U Vindicator

Brewster F2A-3

TBF/TBM Avenger

Quickly knock down Midway's defenses

Invasion of the atoll's two small islands

Establish a Japanese air base there

Americans superior communication intelligence

carriers ready and waiting for the Japanese on Midway atoll.

The Japanese fleet was organized in five forces:

Forward patrolAircraft carriersInvasion forceBattleshipsDiversion force162 War Ships

Three aircraft carriers

Midway Island - with 115 fighters and bombers based in it, it was like a stationary but unsinkable aircraft carrier.

However after the three-day battle the Japanese force still greatly outnumbered the American force, and initially Admiral Yamamoto wanted to continue the battle, but then he realized that with the loss of the four aircraft carriers and their air units, his battleships and the invasion force became too vulnerable to American air attacks. He then decided to retreat his large Armada from Midway.

The battle of Midway was over, with a great and decisive American victory.

The Battle Of Midway

Presented by:

Amory KronlovAnd Sandrine Lcuyer

ANE 306-80

Slide 1 to 14 by;Sandrine Lcuyer

Slides 15 to 18 by;Amory Kronlov

Sources: The Battle of Midway by Earle Ricehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midwayhttp://www.2worldwar2.com/battle-of-midway.htmhttp://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/midway.htmhttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_ midway.htm

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