The Japanese occupation of Kiska took place between June 6 1942 and July 28 1943 during the Aleutian Islands Campaign of the Pacific War in World War II. The Japanese occupied Kiska and nearby Attu Island in order to protect the northern flank of the Japanese Empire.

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  • 1942-06-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Allied forces including:
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  • Empire of Japan
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  • Japanese occupation commences
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  • 5,400
  • No ground forces directly involved
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  • Allied forces including:
    United States
  • Empire of Japan
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  • 1942-06-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Japanese occupation commences
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  • 5,400
  • No ground forces directly involved
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  • The Japanese occupation of Kiska took place between June 6 1942 and July 28 1943 during the Aleutian Islands Campaign of the Pacific War in World War II. The Japanese occupied Kiska and nearby Attu Island in order to protect the northern flank of the Japanese Empire. The attack on Pearl Harbor and beginning of the Pacific Theatre in World War II, coupled with Japanese threats to the west coast of North America and the Aleutian Islands, had already made the construction of a defense access highway to Alaska a priority. On February 6, 1942 the construction of the Alaska Highway was approved by the United States Army and the project received the authorization from the U.S. Congress and President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proceed five days later. Reacting to the Japanese occupation, US and Canadian air forces waged a continuous air bombardment campaign against the Japanese forces on Kiska. Also, US warships blockaded and periodically bombarded the island. Several Japanese warships, transport ships, and submarines attempting to travel to Kiska or Attu were sunk or damaged by the blockading forces. In May 1943, US forces landed on and destroyed the Japanese garrison on Attu. In response, the Imperial Japanese Navy successfully evacuated the Kiska garrison on July 28, 1943, ending the Japanese presence in the Aleutian Islands. Not completely sure that the Japanese were gone, the US and Canada executed an unopposed landing on Kiska on August 15, 1943, securing the island and ending the Aleutian Islands campaign.
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  • Japanese troops raise the Imperial battle flag on Kiska after landing on .
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  • Japanese occupation of Kiska
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  • June 6 1942 - July 28 1943
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  • Japanese occupation commences
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  • No ground forces directly involved
  • 5400 (xsd:integer)
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  • The Japanese occupation of Kiska took place between June 6 1942 and July 28 1943 during the Aleutian Islands Campaign of the Pacific War in World War II. The Japanese occupied Kiska and nearby Attu Island in order to protect the northern flank of the Japanese Empire.
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  • Japanese occupation of Kiska
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