Spring-summer in 1940
Hitler swept across Europe with a "Blitzkrieg"
The Netherlands and France fell one after another
British troops also retreated from Dunkirk
Retreat to the British Isles
The United States remains isolated
Japan believes it is advancing southward
Capture the former British, French and Dutch colonies in Southeast Asia
Great opportunity to grab strategic resources
Hitler stills
September 27, 1940
Japan, Germany, and Italy signed a treaty of alliance
Pointing straight to the United States and the United Kingdom
However, Japan wanted to achieve its goal of occupying Southeast Asia
The United States is its greatest threat
Because the United States will not want to see Japan's strength become stronger
It can be on par with it in the Pacific
And once Japan and the United States go to war
The U.S. Pacific Fleet would depart from Pearl Harbor
Containment of the Japanese forces invading Southeast Asia
As a result, the Japanese Nanyang Fleet was also tied up here to deal with the United States
Japan wants to be able to obtain strategic resources in Southeast Asia
The American fleet at Pearl Harbor had to be eliminated
Once it can be successfully destroyed
Japan will be able to recover in the United States before it recovers
Occupy strategic locations throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans
Force the United States to sign an alliance with it
Fifty-six stills from Yamamoto
February 1941
Yamamoto instructed chief of staff, Ōnishi Motojiro
Make plans for an attack on Pearl Harbor
Onishi gave this task to Staff Officer Genda Shi
Genda shi after analyzing the U.S. fleet data
Study sea conditions and troop strength
Specific plans for training and combat have been formulated
Isoroku Yamamoto carefully read Genda's draft
Named it "Z-Battle Plan"
Because the program is incompatible with the traditions of the Japanese Navy
And the success of the program requires two prerequisites
One is that the U.S. fleet is docked at Pearl Harbor
Second, Japan's sneak fleet was not detected during long voyages
The "z-battle plan" is too risky
The Naval Command was strenuously opposed
But Yamamoto was 56 sticking to his plan
He believed that Japan's war with the United States was impossible to win
Only preemptive strikes, using sneak attacks
If the Japanese Naval Command does not agree with the plan
Yamamoto resigned as commander of the Combined Fleet
In the end, the Japanese Naval Command agreed to the plan
While secretly training in the Japanese Navy
Naval intelligence also sent spies on Pearl Harbor
Reconnaissance of the entry and exit of the U.S. Pacific Fleet into and out of Pearl Harbor
To confuse the United States
Japan also sent a "peace envoy" to the United States for peace talks
After preparation, Japan entered a state of war
6 a.m. on December 7
183 aircraft on the Japanese carrier have taken off
Pounced on Pearl Harbor
Because it was Sunday, most of the officers and men were rested
The island is a holiday scene
At this time, there were 8 battleships docked in the harbor
2 heavy cruisers and 6 light cruisers
29 destroyers, 5 submarines,
There are 2 aircraft carriers, 8 heavy cruisers, and 4 destroyers
But it is out on a mission
At 7:49, the Japanese commandos began to attack
Just a few minutes of time
The Japanese completely destroyed the air defense facilities in Pearl Harbor
Then began a heavy bombardment of warships in the harbor
Smoke from fires and explosions
Suddenly the entire pearl harbor was obscured
Many warships have not yet entered combat readiness
It sank to the bottom of the sea
When Yamamoto and his staff officers saw the fighters flying back
They were ecstatic in a state of anxiety
The surprise attack was successful
In this sneak attack, the Japanese army dropped a total of 40 torpedoes
556 bombs
The U.S. warships in the harbor were largely destroyed
265 aircraft were bombed and 2403 Americans were killed
Yamamoto Fifty-Six won the gamble
Pearl Harbor was attacked
This caused the United States to abandon isolationism altogether
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt came to Congress
A 6-minute speech was delivered to the Senate and the House of Representatives
The United States declared war on Japan
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill burst into tears of delight
He said after learning of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
"Okay, we finally won"
The development of the situation also surprised him
He had no idea that Japan would help
Churchill had always wanted the United States to enter the war
Even after the power of the nine tigers
It's also just got a Lend-Lease Act.
Roosevelt and Churchill
Japan's ally, Germany, was not happy
According to people close to Hitler, it was recalled
When Hitler heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor
The angry ones are thunderous
Hitler certainly knew what it meant for the United States to enter the war
Hitler believed that Germany could conquer Europe and destroy the Soviet Union
But only if the United States cannot intervene
To this end, Hitler also gave special orders
"Submarines must not attack U.S. fleets"
But it was a Japanese sneak attack
This gave the United States an excuse to enter the war
Hitler's world strategy was in vain
Angry Hitler has been scolding Japan for "pig teammates"
This dirty sentence blurted out has also become a mantra today
Especially for friends who play games
It should all be well understood
brief summary:
"Attack on Pearl Harbor"
It was one of the landmark events of the Second World War
Black smoke rising over Pearl Harbor
As a direct result, the United States gave up isolationism
It also reversed the tide of the Second World War