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Battle of Attu. Part of the Aleutian Islands campaign. U.S. soldiers fire mortar shells over a ridge onto a Japanese position on 4 June 1943. Date. 11–30 May 1943. Japanese holdouts until 8 September 1943. Location. Attu, Aleutian Islands, Territory of Alaska, United States. Result.
Attu Island. / 52.90250°N 172.90944°E / 52.90250; 172.90944. Attu ( Aleut: Atan, [ 1] Russian: Атту) is an island in the Near Islands (part of the Aleutian Islands chain). It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of ...
The following is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map. [1]
Map of the United States with Alaska highlighted. Alaska is a state of the United States in the northwest extremity of the North American continent.According to the 2020 United States Census, Alaska is the 3rd least populous state with 733,391 inhabitants [1] but is the largest by land area spanning 570,640.95 square miles (1,477,953.3 km 2). [2]
The following is a list and assessment of sites and places associated with King Arthur and the Arthurian legend in general. Given the lack of concrete historical knowledge about one of the most potent figures in British mythology, it is unlikely that any definitive conclusions about the claims for these places will ever be established; nevertheless it is both interesting and important to try ...
The following list of programs are broadcast by Network 10 / 10 HD in Australia, across its multi-channels 10 Peach Comedy, 10 Bold Drama and Nickelodeon, as well as regional affiliate 10 Regional and online on the catch-up streaming service 10Play. Some affiliate stations have alternate schedules and may air programs at different times.
Unknown. The Japanese occupation of Attu (Operation AL) was the result of an invasion of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska during World War II. Imperial Japanese Army troops landed on 7 June 1942, the day after the invasion of nearby Kiska.