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The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as the Great Los Angeles Air Raid, is the name given by contemporary sources to a rumored attack on the continental United States by Imperial Japan and the subsequent anti-aircraft artillery barrage which took place from late 24 February to early 25 February 1942, over Los Angeles, California.
The sense of danger caused the "Battle of Los Angeles." On February 24 and 25, 1942 Los Angeles civil defense thought there was an attack and so 1,440 rounds of U.S. anti-aircraft ammunition was fired at what turned out to be a non-existent enemy. Reports of an unidentified aircraft started blackout and shooting of reported incoming aircraft.
1941 Los Angeles Airport in operation. Pueblo Del Rio housing complex built. Turnabout Theatre of puppets established. [46] 1942 February: Incarceration of Japanese, Germans and Italians to internment camps begins. US-Mexico Bracero program begins. Parking meters installed. [16] Battle of Los Angeles occurs. 1943 – Ethnic Zoot Suit Riots ...
By the end of 1941, the camp had a wood service building, 28 miles of streets, five chapels, and a hospital. The first troops trained were sent for the defense of Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Los Angeles–Bombardment of Ellwood had put all of California on high alert. The Army Service Depot was ...
Battle: Los Angeles, a 2011 science fiction and action film directed by South African filmmaker Jonathan Liebesman Battle of Los Angeles, a direct-to-DVD science-fiction film by independent film company The Asylum, based on the same concept; The Battle for L.A.: Footsoldiers, Vol. 1, a 2004 documentary about rap battling in Los Angeles
On 15 April 1941, de Gaulle issued a formal declaration, requesting that French nationals in the RAF were to apply to be reincorporated in the FAFL by the 25th of April 1941. Any personnel making the transfer would be exempted from any wrongdoing. [2] Not all French personnel complied with this ruling.
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A day later, reports of enemy aircraft led to the so-called “Battle of Los Angeles,” in which American artillery was discharged over Los Angeles for several hours due to the mistaken belief that the Japanese were invading. Reverend Arthur Basham of Montecito called the police to claim he had seen the enemy submarine from his home.