Operation AL

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World War II operation military operation naval operation

Operation AL was a World War II Japanese naval operation closely associated with the Midway campaign, aimed at diverting U.S. forces by attacking the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II operation ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
naval operation ⓘ
airComponent carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
land-based aircraft ⓘ
associatedCampaign Battle of Midway ⓘ
surface form: Midway campaign
belligerent Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
codename AL ⓘ
commandStructure Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
surface form: Japanese Combined Fleet
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryTargeted United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
geopoliticalRegion Aleutian Islands ⓘ
surface form: Aleutian Islands chain

Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Pacific Ocean
location Alaska ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ
navalForceType carrier task force ⓘ
surface combatants ⓘ
objective Battle of Dutch Harbor ⓘ
surface form: attack on Dutch Harbor

occupation of Attu Island ⓘ
occupation of Kiska Island ⓘ
opponent United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
partOf Aleutian Islands campaign ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
plannedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
relatedOperation Battle of Midway ⓘ
Operation MI ⓘ
result Japanese occupation of Attu ⓘ
Battle of Kiska ⓘ
surface form: Japanese occupation of Kiska

limited diversion of U.S. forces from Midway ⓘ
startDate 1942-06 ⓘ
strategicPurpose diversion of U.S. naval forces from Midway ⓘ
seizure of Aleutian Islands positions ⓘ
theater Aleutian Islands campaign ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
timePeriod June 1942 ⓘ

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Operation MI → relatedOperation → Operation AL ⓘ