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Japanese Combined Fleet commander Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto moved on Midway in an effort to draw out and destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet's aircraft carrier striking forces
Battle of Midway
The island of Midway 1001 feet long, 258 feet wide. Crew: 4,500. Meals served: 13,000.
It took place from 4 June to 7 June 1942. The United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese carrier force and seizing the strategic initiative.
The Japanese plan was aimed at the elimination of the United States as a strategic Pacific power. Giving Japan a free hand in establishing its Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. It was hoped another demoralizing defeat would force the U.S. to negotiate an end to the Pacific
The battle has often been called ''The turning point of the Pacific''. There can be no doubt that with the loss of the Hiryu, Admiral Yamamoto knew that he had lost more than a battle. Midway marks the moment in which Japan lost the war, and that is why Midway was the critical battle in the Pacific.
