Battle of Los Angeles

Type: Event

As of November 2026, Battle of Los Angeles has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Dan Carlin (Jun 2020). Anti-aircraft artillery barrage in response to a perceived enemy attack, highlighting wartime panic.

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 February 24, to early February 25, 1942, over Los Angeles, California. Five civilians died during the barrage and four Japanese aircraft were erroneously reported shot down. The incident occurred less than three months after the U.S. en