Six U.S. cruisers and three U.S. destroyers were damaged, 188 U.S. planes were destroyed, and thousands of U.S. officers and men were killed or wounded.

Japan lost only 29 aircraft and 55 pilots, as well as several pocket submarines.

Previously, a Japanese naval fleet of six aircraft carriers under the command of Vice Admiral Tadaichi Nagumo left Japan for Pearl Harbor.

On the way, the fleet maintained complete radio silence.

In addition to these six aircraft carriers, the Japanese fleet included two battleships, three cruisers, nine destroyers, and three submarines.

In addition, eight tankers and two destroyers sailed to the North Pacific to wait.

The fleet's planes bombed all U.S. airfields on Oahu and many ships anchored in Pearl Harbor, including the battleships there.

Almost all warplanes on the ground were destroyed, and only a few were able to take off and return fire.

12 battleships and other ships were sunk or damaged.

188 aircraft were destroyed, 155 aircraft were damaged, and 2403 Americans were killed.

Thousands of people died when the battleship Arizona alone exploded and sank.

The first shot and the first casualty of this battle was the attack of a Japanese miniature submarine by an American destroyer.

That miniature submarine was sunk. The Japanese dispatched a total of five mini-submarines intended to fire torpedoes on American ships after the air raids began, all five of which were later sunk, and only four of them were later found.

Only one of the ten sailors on the five ships survived, and Kazuo Sakumaki, the first American prisoner to receive in World War II, was captured.

December 7, 1941, 11:15 a.m.: The Governor of Hawaii announces a state of martial law on the entire Hawaiian Territory on the radio.

December 7, 1941 12:40: The Governor General of Hawaii and the President of the United States agree to introduce wartime laws in Hawaii and establish military rule.

December 7, 1941 16:25: The Governor of Hawaii signs the Wartime Act.

On December 8, 1941, the U.S. Congress passed a declaration of war on Japan by only one vote against. Roosevelt immediately signed a declaration of war, calling December 7 a "day of national shame."

The U.S. government continued and intensified its military mobilization and began to transform its economy into a wartime economy.

On December 9, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the Declaration of the Communist Party of China for the Pacific War.

He pointed out that the Pacific War was an unjust predatory war launched by the Japanese fascists to invade the United States, Britain, and other countries, while the United States, Britain, and other countries resisted on the one hand, and a just war of liberation to defend independence, freedom, and democracy.

He also solemnly announced that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China are determined to continue to endure hardships and hardships, persist in the War of Resistance behind enemy lines in North and Central China, smash the enemy's "sweeps," contain the enemy in large numbers, and carry out coordinated operations.

On December 9, 1941, the Chinese Nationalist Government issued a proclamation, formally declaring war on Japan, Germany, and Italy.

The Chinese Nationalist Government also officially issued the "Chinese Government's Declaration of War on Japan", which clearly declared: "Officially declare war on Japan and declare it to China and other countries." All treaties, agreements, and contracts involving relations between China and Japan shall be abolished. ”

At the same time, a proclamation declaring war on Germany and Italy was issued, clearly declaring: "China is in a state of war against Germany and Italy. All treaties, agreements and contracts involving relations between China and Germany or between China and Italy shall be abolished. So far, a united front has been formed between China and the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand (Zealand), France and other countries.

On December 10, 1941, the United States declared war on Germany and Italy.

Vice Admiral Nagumo led the ship to the east to sneak attack, and when the smoke of gunpowder billowed over Pearl Harbor, it was the time when the Japanese army's iron hooves were rapidly trampling south.

The Japanese high command divided the southward operation into three phases: first, the rapid capture of the Philippines and Malaya; the second is to march into the Dutch East Indies and carry out the Javanese operation; The third is to consolidate the occupied areas and conduct operations in Burma.

On December 8, the Japanese launched simultaneous attacks on Thailand, Malaya, the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, Gilbert Island, and Hong Kong.

In Southeast Asia, the first target of the Japanese attack was Thailand.

Its strategic position was very important: bordering Burma to the northwest and Malaya to the south, it was a base of advance that the Japanese invaders had long coveted.

When the powerful Japanese army was massing on the border, the Thai government saw no hope of resisting the Japanese army.

As a result, the Thai government sent an appeal to London and Washington for help, hoping that they would provide weapons, including aircraft and ammunition.

However, both the United Kingdom and the United States said they could not afford to provide it.

On November 24, 1941, Prime Minister Tojo authorized the Southern Commander, General Terauchi Toshiichi, to negotiate with the Thai authorities on all military issues concerning the entry of Japanese troops into Thailand, but the Thai government refused.

On December 7, the Japanese ambassador to Bangkok, Sajiji Tsubogami, warned the Thai government that regardless of the outcome of the negotiations, Japanese troops would enter Thailand as planned.

At that time, the Thai prime minister was not in Bangkok, and his colleagues still expressed their unwillingness to accept the Japanese side's demands, despite the warnings of the Japanese ambassador.

As a result, the Japanese army really began to act.

On the morning of December 8, the Japanese 15th Army crossed the eastern border of Thailand from southern Indochina.

At dawn on the 9th, the advance force entered Bangkok.

Another Japanese army, advancing from the sea, also landed near Bangkok at dawn on the 8th.

The Battle of Malaya was one of the most important battles in which the Japanese invaded various parts of the South Seas.

The 25th Army, a powerful Japanese army under the command of Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, was responsible for the land operation.

The establishment of the army was originally based on four divisions and regiments. When the attack on Malaya began, there were 3 divisions of the 5th, 18th, and Guards and 600 army and naval aircraft.

Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi's battle plan was to make a surprise attack and landing at Sinkola, Bataya and Kotabar with the main force on December 8. When the landing was successful, the landing force, with the support of the air force, covered the follow-up troops ashore. The first landing force was the 5th Division and the 18th Division. General Yamashita went ashore first with the first landing force.

In the early morning of the 8th, the 1st Division of the Japanese 5th Division made a surprise landing in Songkhla and Pattani, the southernmost part of Thailand; The 1st Division of the 18th Division made a surprise landing at Kota Bharu, Malaya. After the 5th Division went ashore, it encountered almost no resistance and proceeded relatively smoothly.

At Kota Bharu, the Japanese 18th Division encountered stubborn resistance from the British and for a time put the Japanese in a bitter battle.

On the same day, Vice Admiral Phillips, commander of the British Far East Fleet, learned of the Japanese attack, immediately convened an emergency operational meeting and resolved to personally lead the fleet in a counterattack.

The next day, Vice Admiral Phillips sailed out of Singapore with a task force consisting of two large battleships and four destroyers, ready to intercept the Japanese troop carriers.

At noon on the 10th, the battleships "Prince of Wales" and "Counterattack" were discovered by Japanese planes about 40 miles east of Kuantan.

Then the Japanese bombers and torpedo planes attacked in turn.

The Prince of Wales, the main force of the British fleet, was equipped with 175 anti-aircraft guns and could fire 60,000 shells per minute, but it could not stop the accurate dive of the Japanese torpedo planes.

At 12:23, the 26,500-ton "Counterattack" was torpedoed and sank.

At 1:20 p.m., the Prince of Wales, known as the "unsinkable ship of the Royal Navy", suffered the same fate.

The commander of the fleet, Vice Admiral Phillips, along with 870 officers and men, was killed, while the Japanese lost only 3 aircraft.