attack on Pearl Harbor

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The attack on Pearl Harbor was the surprise Japanese military strike on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, that led to the United States’ entry into World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in World War II
military attack
naval battle
aircraftDamagedUS over 150
aircraftDestroyedUS over 180
airGroupCommanderAttacker Mitsuo Fuchida
alsoKnownAs attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Battle of Pearl Harbor

attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Pearl Harbor attack
battleshipsDamaged USS California (BB-44)
USS Maryland (BB-46)
USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
USS Tennessee (BB-43)
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
casualtiesKilledUS over 2400
casualtiesWoundedUS over 1000
commanderAttacker Isoroku Yamamoto
commemoratedAs National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
commemorationDate December 7
countryAttacked United States of America
surface form: United States
countryAttacker Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
date 1941-12-07
followedBy Japanese offensives in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
location Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
memorial USS Arizona Memorial
memorialLocation Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
surface form: Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii
militaryBranchAttacked United States Army Air Forces
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
mottoOrSignalPhrase attack on Pearl Harbor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tora! Tora! Tora!
numberOfAttackWaves 2
operationalCommanderAttacker Chuichi Nagumo
partOf Pacific War
World War II
precededBy period of rising tensions between United States and Japan
primaryTarget U.S. Pacific Fleet
airfields on Oahu
battleships at Pearl Harbor
shipsSunkOrTotalLoss USS Arizona (BB-39)
USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
USS Utah (AG-16)
strategicConsequence U.S. declaration of war on Japan
entry of the United States into World War II
timeOfFirstWave approximately 07:48 local time
typeOfOperation carrier-based airstrike
surprise attack
usDeclarationOfWarDate 1941-12-08
weaponsUsed dive bombers
fighters
level bombers
torpedo bombers

Referenced by (101)

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt notableEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mitsuo Fuchida notableEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam notableEventSite attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor notableFor attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: Ford Island
this entity surface form: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Kido Butai notableFor attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Aichi D3A dive bombers notableOperation attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: Aichi D3A
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Commander of First Air Fleet notableOperation attack on Pearl Harbor
First Air Fleet notableOperation attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
First Carrier Division notableOperation attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Kaga notableOperation attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Jennifer Garner notableWork attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Pearl Harbor
Chuichi Nagumo operationCommanded attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
5th Carrier Division operationParticipatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Isoroku Yamamoto participantIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
2nd Carrier Division participatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Pearl Harbor attack force
Akagi participatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Hiryu participatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Sōryū participatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
USS Maryland (BB-46) participatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
USS Morris (DD-417) participatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
BB-43 participatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: USS Tennessee
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Zuikaku participatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Doolittle Raid precededBy attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) precededBy attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Pennsylvania-class battleship presentAt attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
BB-44 presentAtEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: USS California
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) presentAtEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
"Day of Infamy" speech relatedEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Hong Kong relatedEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day relatedEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: United States entry into World War II
Imperial General Headquarters significantEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt administration significantEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pennsylvania-class battleship sunkAt attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: USS Arizona (BB-39)
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
BB-37 sunkIn attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: USS Oklahoma
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
USS Utah (AG-16) sunkIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
USS Arizona (BB-39) symbolOf attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: United States entry into World War II
Hiryū tookPartIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Shokaku tookPartIn attack on Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Big E tookPartIn attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: USS Enterprise (CV-6)
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor (aftermath operations)
this entity surface form: Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941
Tora! Tora! Tora! usedDuring attack on Pearl Harbor
Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters usedInBattle attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers usedInEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: Nakajima B5N
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor wasTargetDuring attack on Pearl Harbor
subject surface form: Ford Island
this entity surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor