Japanese Forces in the Attack
Japanese Forces in the Pearl Harbor Attack
Departing under great secrecy on November 26, 1941, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's Pearl Harbor Striking Force made their way towards Pearl Harbor. All six of Japan's first-line aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Shokatu, and Zuikaku, took part. Along with over 420 embarked planes, these carriers, along with other warships and submarines, constituted the most powerful carrier task force assembled at that time.
Image: 80-G-71198: Japanese Naval Aircraft, December 7, 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
