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a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941 -
a decisive naval victory for the United States Navy against the Imperial Japanese Navy -
a brutal and iconic military campaign of World War II in which U.S. Marines and Navy forces captured the strategically important island from the Imperial Japanese Army. The 36-day battle resulted in extremely high casualties on both sides and is famous for the iconic photograph of the second flag-raising atop Mount Suribachi -
the last major battle of World War II and the bloodiest of the Pacific theater
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