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1942
June
03
The attack on Dutch Harbor
On 3 and 4 June 1942 aircraft from Ryūjō and Jun'yō bombed Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians, opening the Aleutian campaign alongside Midway.
07
The Japanese on Attu and Kiska
On 6–7 June 1942 the Japanese took Kiska and Attu unopposed. Attu's Aleuts were deported to Japan, and the US removed Aleuts from other islands.
1943
March
26
The Battle of the Komandorski Islands
Off the Komandorski Islands a weaker US Navy force fought a 3.5-hour gunnery duel with the escort of a Japanese convoy. The Japanese turned back.
May
11
The landing on Attu
On 11 May 1943 the US 7th Infantry Division landed on Japanese-occupied Attu. Fog, freezing cold and defences in the hills slowed the advance.
30
The end of the fighting on Attu
On 29 May 1943 the remnants of Attu's Japanese garrison launched a suicidal charge. By 30 May the fighting was over; Tokyo spoke of gyokusai for the first time.
June
08
The evacuation of Kiska
After Attu fell, Japan decided to withdraw the Kiska garrison. In June 1943 submarines took off over 800 men, but three were sunk and the effort was halted.
August
15
The landing on an empty Kiska
On 15 August 1943 more than 34,000 Americans and Canadians landed on Kiska. The Japanese had gone, but fog, mines and booby traps still killed many men.
1944
February
05
The bombardment of the Kuril Islands
On 4 February 1944 Rear Admiral Baker's cruisers and destroyers shelled Japanese Paramushir in the Kurils; on 5 February bombers from the Aleutians followed.