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CIEL DE GUERRE N° 10 SEPT.-OCT.-NOV. 2006
Aléoutiennes : la campagne oubliée
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Aujourd’hui pratiquement oubliée,
la campagne des Aléoutiennes fut pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale
le lieu d’un affrontement entre forces japonaises et américaines.
Conçue comme une manœuvre de diversion pour attirer les Américains
loin de Midway, l’attaque japonaise de la base de Dutch Harbor en
juin 1942 est suivie d’un débarquement de troupes à Attu et Kiska,
les îles les plus occidentales de l’archipel. Perçue comme une
menace, la présence japonaise sur le sol nord-américain provoque
l’envoi d’unités américaines et canadiennes. Les Japonais, qui n’ont
aucune intention d’y rester, n’ont pourtant d’autre choix que de s’y
retrancher, harcelés par la 11th Air Force… Les opérations aériennes
des appareils des deux camps sont fortement perturbées par le temps
exécrable qui sévit dans le Pacifique Nord. Les 15 mois que dure la
campagne auront causé plus de pertes à cause des conditions
météorologiques que des combats ! Les P-38, P39, P-40, B-24, B-25 et
B-26 mènent des frappes continues contre les installations
Japonaises. En mai 1943, les forces américaines réoccupent Attu
après une bataille sanglante.
C’est le premier pas vers la reconquête de l’archipel et les raids
vers les Kouriles du Nord… Ce sujet méconnu sera traité en deux
parties dans "Ciel de Guerre" par Arnaud Prudhomme et Stéphane
Soulard.
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CIEL DE GUERRE N° 10 SEPT.-OCT.-NOV. 2006
Aleutians : the forgotten battle (part 1)
Who does remember today that during Word
War 2, the Aleutians were an advanced theatre of operations against
Japan ? As a diversionary move in conjunction with their strike
against Midway, the Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor in June 1942 and
landed troops on Kiska and Attu, the westernmost islands of the
Aleutians. The Japanese remained, primarily in a defensive
situation, to prevent any movement by American forces toward Japan
through the Aleutians chain. Aerial operations by the enemy and by
the fighter and bomber units of 11th Air Force were often restricted
by severe weather. The 15 months of the campaign turned out to be a
struggle against nature rather than against rival enemy forces ! The
11th Air Force knew many losses, in most cases, caused by accidents.
P-38s, P39s, P-40s, B-24s, B-25s and B-26s led continuous attacks on
Japanese installations. In May 1943, American forces seized Attu
after a bloody battle. First step to the recapture of the Aleutians
and to the raids against the Northen Kuriles, the Japanese home
islands… This subject which remains unknown to many will be done in
two parts in "Ciel de Guerre" by Arnaud Prudhomme and Stéphane
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engaged in the Aleutian theater of WWII. Lists of aircraft by unit
number, nicely detailed maps, photos from many sources (including
hlswilliwaw.com/aleutians), makes this magazine an interesting read
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