![]() ![]() The other Axis nations of Germany and Italy (even though not obligated to do so based on the terms and conditions of the Triparte Axis Pact), on 11 December, declared war on the United States. ![]() Second of note, the US Declaration of War on Japan on December 8, 1941, was for war with only Japan based on the Japanese attack on Peral Harbor the previous day. Admiral Stark's mission statement for the brigade was simple and direct: In cooperation with the British garrison, defend Iceland against hostile attack. Stark, to have a Marine brigade ready to sail in 15 day's time.The brigade was formed on 16 June, the day following the arrival of the 6th Marines (Reinforced) in Charleston. On 5 June, Roosevelt directed the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Harold R. Moreover, the 6th Marines was already at sea prepared for expeditionary duty. Two notes of interest here - The Marines were deployed to Iceland because they were all volunteers, and unlike the laws applied by Congress to the draftee-encumbered Army, could be ordered overseas - the Army could not be ordered overseas. The United States officially entered World War II after Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii in December 1941. warships patrolled the area for German submarines, notifying London of all enemy activity. Much of the North Atlantic was now in the American sphere, and U.S. Roosevelt froze all German and Italian assets in the United States and expelled the countries’ diplomats in response to the German torpedoing of the American destroyer Robin Moor. The occupation of Iceland came less than a month after President Franklin D. protection, the British Royal Navy was more free to defend its embattled Mediterranean positions. With Iceland (and the Army garrisoned Bermuda) and its nearby sea routes under U.S. Navy had the responsibility of protecting convoys in the nearby sea routes from attack by German submarines. 7 July 1941 – The neutral United States moves closer to war with Germany when US forces land on Iceland to take over its garrisoning from the British. ![]()
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