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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942–1943 Megathread (n/t) 19:20 - Nov 9 with 2294 viewsNthQldITFC


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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 19:23 - Nov 9 with 1680 viewsIpswichBoyBlue

What is an Aleutian when it's home?
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 19:26 - Nov 9 with 1672 viewsIpswichBoyBlue

In June 1942, Japan had seized the remote, sparsely inhabited islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands. ... It's also possible the Japanese believed holding the two islands could prevent the U.S. from invading Japan via the Aleutians. Either way, the Japanese occupation was a blow to American morale.
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 19:30 - Nov 9 with 1662 viewsKeno

that reminds of some people I knew when I was a kid

Mr & Mts Pelago

and their son Archi

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 19:35 - Nov 9 with 1644 viewseireblue

Will the impact of this campaign on how X-9 was later deployed ever been known.
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 19:50 - Nov 9 with 1624 viewsfactual_blue

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 19:23 - Nov 9 by IpswichBoyBlue

What is an Aleutian when it's home?


It's still an Aleutian.

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 19:54 - Nov 9 with 1611 viewsIpswichBoyBlue

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 19:50 - Nov 9 by factual_blue

It's still an Aleutian.


I had never heard of it before. Just done some reading up on it. Sorry for my ignorance.
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:08 - Nov 9 with 1593 viewsNthQldITFC

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 19:35 - Nov 9 by eireblue

Will the impact of this campaign on how X-9 was later deployed ever been known.


I don't know.

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:12 - Nov 9 with 1588 viewseireblue

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:08 - Nov 9 by NthQldITFC

I don't know.


Me neither. Crikey this is going to be a tough slog.
Really should have contributed more to that US one.
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:15 - Nov 9 with 1584 viewsNthQldITFC

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:12 - Nov 9 by eireblue

Me neither. Crikey this is going to be a tough slog.
Really should have contributed more to that US one.


I was going to go with the Third Punic War 149BC—146 BC, but I thought that might be a little too lively a topic.

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:19 - Nov 9 with 1576 viewsKeno

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:15 - Nov 9 by NthQldITFC

I was going to go with the Third Punic War 149BC—146 BC, but I thought that might be a little too lively a topic.


Is that the one where the Germans attacked Pearl Harbour?

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:24 - Nov 9 with 1571 viewsNthQldITFC

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:19 - Nov 9 by Keno

Is that the one where the Germans attacked Pearl Harbour?


I think so. It was in the early days of the Reich, when they were still doing the Burlesque stuff. Didn't they have a campaign decoration in the form of a necklace for that one?

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:40 - Nov 9 with 1547 viewssyntaxerror

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:15 - Nov 9 by NthQldITFC

I was going to go with the Third Punic War 149BC—146 BC, but I thought that might be a little too lively a topic.


Never gonna win a match with those Elephants in defence!
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:41 - Nov 9 with 1547 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

Could it be that....

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:51 - Nov 9 with 1519 viewsGuthrum

To what extent do you think Operation AL diverted Japanese forces which could have been more useful at Midway?

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:53 - Nov 9 with 1513 viewsGuthrum

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:24 - Nov 9 by NthQldITFC

I think so. It was in the early days of the Reich, when they were still doing the Burlesque stuff. Didn't they have a campaign decoration in the form of a necklace for that one?


No, Pearl was a singer. It was Patricia who was the stripper.

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 21:01 - Nov 9 with 1512 viewsNewcyBlue

I’ve sailed up through Unimak Passage.

We sail up via the Aleutians to avoid bad weather in the North Pacific.

Generally you get deep lows develop off Japan that then head across the Pacific.

It’s a captivating place!

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 21:03 - Nov 9 with 1498 viewsNthQldITFC

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:51 - Nov 9 by Guthrum

To what extent do you think Operation AL diverted Japanese forces which could have been more useful at Midway?


To answer the first part of your question, hardly at all.

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 21:03 - Nov 9 with 1497 viewsNthQldITFC

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 21:01 - Nov 9 by NewcyBlue

I’ve sailed up through Unimak Passage.

We sail up via the Aleutians to avoid bad weather in the North Pacific.

Generally you get deep lows develop off Japan that then head across the Pacific.

It’s a captivating place!


Dirty beast.

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 21:46 - Nov 9 with 1454 viewsEireannach_gorm

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 21:01 - Nov 9 by NewcyBlue

I’ve sailed up through Unimak Passage.

We sail up via the Aleutians to avoid bad weather in the North Pacific.

Generally you get deep lows develop off Japan that then head across the Pacific.

It’s a captivating place!


Did you meet Fergal on his pedelo?
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 21:54 - Nov 9 with 1448 viewsHARRY10

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 20:19 - Nov 9 by Keno

Is that the one where the Germans attacked Pearl Harbour?


Are you sure

As I think you will find it was Poole harbour they attacked, trying to kill Lord Bathing-Towel who had formed Lovats scouts and had a camp on Brownsea Island (in the harbour)
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 21:59 - Nov 9 with 1449 viewseireblue

This thread has reminded me that it has been a while since I have considered which was my favourite Aleutian Island.

Do any posters have strong views on their favourites?
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 22:31 - Nov 9 with 1423 viewsjeera

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 21:59 - Nov 9 by eireblue

This thread has reminded me that it has been a while since I have considered which was my favourite Aleutian Island.

Do any posters have strong views on their favourites?


I quite liked the look of the one on the left.

No, not the far left, the one just a bit off-centre.
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 22:45 - Nov 9 with 1413 viewsKievthegreat

Only thing I know is that the Allies took about 300 casualties liberating the last island, despite the fact they Japanese had already evacuated everyone. Some were from booby traps, etc... but I believe the biggest killer was friendly fire.
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 23:02 - Nov 9 with 1395 viewseireblue

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 22:31 - Nov 9 by jeera

I quite liked the look of the one on the left.

No, not the far left, the one just a bit off-centre.
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Yea, a lot can be said about that one, its ummmm...yea surrounded by water and stuff, but errrr, yea that other one, a bit further over, just seems, more traditionally islandy.

You can definitely see what all the fuss was about though.
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 01:39 - Nov 10 with 1372 viewsGuthrum

The Aleutian Islands Campaign 1942—1943 Megathread (n/t) on 22:45 - Nov 9 by Kievthegreat

Only thing I know is that the Allies took about 300 casualties liberating the last island, despite the fact they Japanese had already evacuated everyone. Some were from booby traps, etc... but I believe the biggest killer was friendly fire.


Also, there was the occasion when US naval vessels spent some time bombarding what turned out to be false radar echoes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Pips

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