What British High Command Said When America Won the Battle of Midway | WW2

At 3:17 a.m. on June 5, 1942 , a single encrypted telegram reached the British Admiralty . Its contents were almost unbelievable. Four Japanese aircraft carriers destroyed in a single day — by American forces at Midway. At that moment, Britain stood at one of the lowest points of the war . Singapore had fallen. Tobruk was collapsing. The Royal Navy was stretched to the breaking point. For British…