The Battle of Attu (May 11–29, 1943) unfolded in blizzard-swept terrain as Allied forces assaulted a well-fortified Japanese garrison guarding Attu Island. American troops faced brutal, high-stress combat in snowbound ridges, coastal caves, and bunker-lined villages, while Japanese defenders used caves and tunnels to harass the attackers. The fighting devolved into brutal, hand-to-hand close-quarters combat across ridges, ruined airstrips, and snow-choked shores, with cold, wind, and poor visibi