International Situation
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7 December 1941
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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Midway
At 2135, 2 Japanese DD's bombard Midway, garrisoned by a small U.S. Marine detachment (6th Defense Bn), to neutralize it.
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World War II came to the United States of America on Sunday morning, 7 December 1941, with a massive surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Hit by three bombs; returned to service June 1942.
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