Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941 Japanese surprise attack on the U.S
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Summary
Attack on Pearl Harbor is a naval offensive[1]. It draws 69,423 Wikipedia views per month (naval offensive category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: battle[4], air offensive[5], sneak attack[6]
- Follows: prelude to the attack on Pearl Harbor[7]
- Location: Pearl Harbor[8]
- Part of: South-East Asian theater of World War II[9]
- Commons category: Pearl Harbor attack[10]
- Has part(s): Attack on Pearl Harbor in popular culture[11]
- Point in time: December 7, 1941[12]
- Participant: Empire of Japan[13], United States[14], Husband E. Kimmel[15], Chūichi Nagumo[16], Isoroku Yamamoto[17], Mitsuo Fuchida[18]
- Significant event: consent[19]
- Reference URL: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Attack on Pearl Harbor[21]
- Commons gallery: Pearl Harbor[22]
- Number of deaths: 2469[23]
- Described by source: NavWeaps[24]
- Has effect: consequences of the attack on Pearl Harbor[25], Pacific War[26]
- History of topic: Историография нападения на Перл-Харбор[27]
- Order of battle: order of battle of the Attack on Pearl Harbor[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
- P14541: t73hD[30]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Attack on Pearl Harbor include Pearl Harbor Glacier[31], a glacier[32].
Why It Matters
Attack on Pearl Harbor has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include Pearl Harbor Glacier[31], a glacier[32].