Japanese_Special_Attack_Unit
Japanese Special Attack Units
Japanese military units during World War II
During World War II, Japanese Special Attack Units (特別攻撃隊, tokubetsu kōgeki tai, often abbreviated to 特攻隊 tokkōtai), also called shimbu-tai, were specialized units of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army normally used for suicide missions. They included kamikaze aircraft, fukuryu frogmen, and several types of suicide boats and submarines.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2009) |
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. (February 2018) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|