Talk:Battle of Attu

Only WWII battle in North America?
Would it be correct to refer to this as the only WWII battle to occur on North American soil? 68.146.70.124 (talk) 04:09, 19 March 2014 (UTC) Not the only but wouldn't be the first attack on US soil in WW2? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.177.35.49 (talk) 20:35, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

I think you would need to define "Battle". There have been various military engagements in North America, just not to the scale of Attu. Famous examples are the Lookout Air Raids and the Battle of the St. Lawrence. There were also multiple German infiltration operations in both Eastern Canada and the US. Wiki-kun (talk) 07:21, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

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Dates used in article
I noticed the date for the battle image used is labelled as June 1943, yet the article states the battle ended the month before. Which is correct?--I-Cant-Pick-A-Nick (talk) 13:17, 17 March 2019 (UTC)


 * The date is indeed correct according to the data included with the image, which I admit is rather confusing. Brian Lane Herder however does state that though the battle was officially over 30 May (The Aleutians 1942-42: Struggle for the North Pacific, p.85), Japanese holdouts remained on Attu until as late as 8 September; I'm not sure where the naval report "early July" comment already in the text comes from. It seems likely that this would be the explanation? In any case, this additional information should probably be included in-text anyway, so pending a decision on that I will add that in. Benjitheijneb (talk) 06:51, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Much more information is available than presented here
I strongly recommend reading the excellent footnoted article from canadianheroes.org, which contains many more details that are basically ignored here, including important context for the Japanese invasion. Indeed, this article really should be rewritten to included the ignored details. This was a very important event in WWII that is largely undervalued. If the Japanese had succeeded in building bases on Attu and Kiska, it could have directly threatened North America and changed the outcome of the war. Rpaege (talk) 18:56, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

USS NEVADA
The USS Nevada, BB36, was at Attu for which she was awarded a Battle Star. 2A02:587:664B:CA00:2101:6A6D:AD57:DF98 (talk) 15:17, 13 July 2024 (UTC)