The Stupidest Battle in WW2

Operation Cottage was the dumbest battle of World War 2. In August 1943, 34,000 American and Canadian troops invaded Kiska Island in Alaska with 100 warships and elite commandos. They spent two weeks bombing the island before storming the beaches. There was just one problem: the Japanese had already left. Operation Cottage, Kiska Island, WW2 battles, World War 2, military disasters, friendly fire, Aleutian Islands Campaign, dumbest battles in history, American military history, Canadian military history, WW2 Pacific Theater, military failures, Operation Cottage 1943, USS Abner Read, Alaska WW2, worst military disasters #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #OperationCottage #WorldWar2 #HistoryDocumentary #MilitaryDisasters #PacificTheater #AlaskaHistory