Re: "Combined Attu Reports on Japanese Warfare"
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Originally Posted by JCFalkenbergIII
Thanks for the input Jack.
I found this interesting about Kiska,
"During the August 1943 invasion of Kiska Island in the Aleutions,an American-Canadian force of 35,000 men were sent ashore under cover of heavy fog.That same fog kept the island shrouded during the next two days of fighting. When the island was overrun, 32 Allied soldiers had been killed and some 50 more wounded. There were,however,no Japanese on Kiska:they had all been evacuated three weeks earlier. All the Allied casualties were due to "friendly fire" in the fog."
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Thanks for the info JC.
I always found that interesting myself, but was unaware it took two days.
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