American aircraft repeatedly bombed Kiska after its occupation. Fog later gave Japanese ships a way to penetrate the blockade and withdraw the garrison. Two light cruisers and ten destroyers evacuated 5,193 men. The same conditions that complicated operations in the Aleutians allowed the evacuation force to pass through waters under American pressure.
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Evacuating Kiska through the American blockade
Fog allowed two Japanese light cruisers and ten destroyers to evacuate 5,193 men from Kiska through the blockade.