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Kamikaze - Wikipedia Kamikaze aircraft were pilot-guided explosive missiles, either purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft Pilots would attempt to crash their aircraft into enemy ships in what was called a "body attack" (tai-atari) in aircraft loaded with bombs, torpedoes or other explosives
Kamikaze | Pilots Aircraft | Britannica 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
Japanese Kamikazes: Heroic or Horrifying? | HowStuffWorks When Mongol emperor Kublai Khan sent his naval fleets to attack Japan in the 13th century, fierce winds twice repelled the invasions The Japanese considered these storms direct gifts from the gods and called them " kamikaze " The most common translation of the word is "divine wind "
KAMIKAZE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of KAMIKAZE is 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) Did you know?
Kamikaze Pilots: What Was The Real Story? - History The Origins of Kamikaze The word “Kamikaze” is Japanese for “divine wind ” The term originally referred to a typhoon that destroyed a Mongolian fleet that was invading Japan in 1281 Kamikaze pilots adopted the name during World War II in an attempt to invoke the same divine protection
What Happened to the Kamikaze Pilots Who Returned? - History Defined During the Battle of Okinawa, more than 1,900 kamikaze pilots were assigned to crash into U S ships from April to June 1945, the most of any battle in the war As a result, more than 300 U S ships were damaged or sunk, and nearly 5,000 Allied sailors were killed
How Japans Kamikaze Attacks Become a WWII Strategy - HISTORY The USS Laffey engages in a heated battle against 22 kamikazes off the coast of Okinawa in the most concentrated kamikaze attack of World War II The new terror descended from the sky during
The Kamikaze: Inside Japan’s Devastating Suicide Attacks Of World War 2 Thousands of Japanese kamikaze pilots, known as the Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, sacrificed themselves during World War 2 through suicide attacks “I have to accept the fate of my generation: to fight in the war and die ”
World War II Terms to Know: Kamikaze | PearlHarbor. org What Is a Kamikaze Attack? A kamikaze attack is a deliberate suicide mission carried out by Japanese pilots during World War II, where the aircraft is used as a guided missile to destroy Allied ships