On 07/08 December 1941 Japanese troops landed at Kota Bharu in Malaya and southern Thailand at the same time as the Japanese Navy aircraft carrier-borne launched a surprise attack on the U.S. fleet and air forces at Pearl Harbor. The attack was carried out to enable Japan to advance through the Asia Pacific region without restriction. Japanese planes sank or damaged most of the US Pacific fleet. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed, 2402 personnel killed and 1282 injured. Japan lost 29 planes and five midget submarines. America declared war on Japan the next day.
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