6. Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval encounter between the US and Japanese Marines in the Pacific. The Japanese Imperial Combined Fleet had intended to divert the attention of the United States forces from the Midway Atoll. So, they launched an attack on the Aleutian Islands on June 3, 1942. However, the plan didn’t work as intended because the Americans had broken the Japanese naval code and knew exactly the reason behind Aleutian Islands attack.
On June 4, Americans clashed with the Imperial Combined Fleet resulting in a battle that lasted three days, forcing the Japanese navy to abort their planned invasion of Midway. By the end, the Japanese naval and air power had suffered a major blow in the hands of the American forces. They lost all four of their carriers used in the battle as well as approximately 250 aircraft.