1943 ⟶ US and Canadian Troops Invade Kiska Island
US and Canadian troops invade Kiska Island in the Aleutians,...
Year
1941
1942
1943
🏝️ US Forces Repel Japanese Landing Attempt at Wake Island
US forces repel a Japanese landing attempt at Wake Island.⟶
USJapanWake IslandPacific TheaterBattleInvasionMilitaryWar
🇯🇵 Wake Island Falls to Japan
A second Japanese landing attempt on Wake Island is successful, and the American garrison surrenders after hours of fighting.⟶
Pacific TheaterJapanUSInvasionSurrenderMilitary DefeatWake Island
🏝️ Japanese Troops Invade Solomon Islands
Japanese troops invade the Solomon Islands.⟶
JapanSolomon IslandsPacific TheaterMilitaryInvasionWWIIAsiaPacific
🇯🇵 US and Canadian Troops Invade Kiska Island
US and Canadian troops invade Kiska Island in the Aleutians, not knowing the Japanese have already evacuated.⟶
Aleutian IslandsKiskaInvasionJapanUSCanadaPacific TheaterMilitaryOperation Cottage
🪖 US and Canadian Forces Invade Attu Island
American and Canadian troops invade Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.⟶
Pacific TheaterAleutian Islandsisland hoppinginvasionmilitary operationsCanada
🇯🇵 Japanese Evacuate Kiska Island
Japanese forces begin to evacuate Kiska Island in the Aleutians, their last foothold in the Western hemisphere. The event is almost to the year of their landing.⟶
KiskaAleutian IslandsPacific TheaterJapanese RetreatUS VictoryIsland HoppingEvacuation