Key Countries: United States and Japan
Generals/Commanders: Japan- Isoroku Yamamoto, Nobutke Kondo, Chuichi Nagumo, Tamon Yamaguchi, and Ryusaku Yanagimoto, US- Chester W. Nimitz, Frank Jack Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance
Location: A small atoll or set of islands called the Midway islands that sit an equal distance from both North America and mainland Japan
Events/Significance: Japan would suffer their first major defeat of the war, this would prove to be one of the most decisive battles of the war, this was the first time opposing fleets never saw each other's ships
Victory: United States
Generals/Commanders: Japan- Isoroku Yamamoto, Nobutke Kondo, Chuichi Nagumo, Tamon Yamaguchi, and Ryusaku Yanagimoto, US- Chester W. Nimitz, Frank Jack Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance
Location: A small atoll or set of islands called the Midway islands that sit an equal distance from both North America and mainland Japan
Events/Significance: Japan would suffer their first major defeat of the war, this would prove to be one of the most decisive battles of the war, this was the first time opposing fleets never saw each other's ships
Victory: United States