Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Source - Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970 Film)
"The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness."
On the morning of December 7, 1941, just hours before the main attack on Pearl Harbor began, the USS Ward fired the first American shots of World War II when it engaged and sank a Japanese midget submarine attempting to infiltrate the harbor. Around 6:45 AM, a US Army minesweeper reported an unidentified submarine near the entrance to Pearl Harbor, prompting the Ward to investigate. Spotting the small sub trailing the USS Antares, the Ward opened fire, scoring a direct hit with her first shot, and then dropped depth charges to ensure its destruction. The sinking was reported immediately to naval command, but the warning was not acted upon in time to prepare for the coming air assault.
#ww2 #history #pearlharbor
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Source - Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970 Film)
"The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness."
On the morning of December 7, 1941, just hours before the main attack on Pearl Harbor began, the USS Ward fired the first American shots of World War II when it engaged and sank a Japanese midget submarine attempting to infiltrate the harbor. Around 6:45 AM, a US Army minesweeper reported an unidentified submarine near the entrance to Pearl Harbor, prompting the Ward to investigate. Spotting the small sub trailing the USS Antares, the Ward opened fire, scoring a direct hit with her first shot, and then dropped depth charges to ensure its destruction. The sinking was reported immediately to naval command, but the warning was not acted upon in time to prepare for the coming air assault.
#ww2 #history #pearlharbor
DISCLAIMER: All videos uploaded are the copyright material of their original owners and are to be copyright claimed automatically or at the discretion of the owner.
