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Kamikaze (神風, pronounced [kamiꜜkaze]; ' divine wind ' or ' spirit wind '), officially Shinpū Tokubetsu Kōgekitai (神風特別攻撃隊, ' Divine Wind Special Attack Unit '), were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II ...
May 31, 2024 · kamikaze, any of the Japanese pilots who in World War II made deliberate suicidal crashes into enemy targets, usually ships. The term also denotes the aircraft used in such attacks. The practice was most prevalent from the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944, to the end of the war. The word kamikaze means “divine wind,” a reference to a ...
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Dec 3, 2020 · The kamikaze are the most potent symbol of the war in Japan, a vivid example of the dangers of fervent nationalism and martial fanaticism. But as the generation who lived through the war fades ...
Jul 28, 2023 · The Kamikaze is a combination of vodka, lime juice, and orange liqueur. It was invented on an American naval base in Japan after World War II before experiencing a surge in popularity during the vodka cocktail reign of the 1970s and '80s.
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kamikaze: [noun] a member of a Japanese air attack corps in World War II assigned to make a suicidal crash on a target (such as a ship).
Dec 5, 2018 · In this battle, kamikaze pilots, named for the legendary “divine wind” that twice saved Japan from 13th-century Mongol naval invasions launched by Kublai Khan, deliberately flew their jury ...
On April 6, 1944, U.S. marines faced a battle unlike any they had faced before: the Japanese intentionally crashed over 1,900 planes in suicide kamikaze dive...
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