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Number of victims of Kamikaze attacks
Category: Reference, Education and News Asked by: nieuport28-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
23 May 2003 14:21 PDT
Expires: 22 Jun 2003 14:21 PDT Question ID: 207863 |
What were the number of Allied personnel casualties in the Pacific in WWII due to attacks by Japanese "Kamikaze" aircraft"? |
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Re: Number of victims of Kamikaze attacks
Answered By: techtor-ga on 23 May 2003 18:25 PDT |
Hello Nieuport28, According to some sources I looked up on the Internet, the total number of killed by Kamikazes alone are estimated to be 15,000 people. Casualties includng those aside from Kamikaze victims was 25,000 by the time of Okinawa's capture. The Perilous Fight . The Kamikaze Threat | PBS http://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/psychology/the_kamikaze_threat/ USS Essex tribute page - The Kamikaze http://ussessex.bravepages.com/thekamikaze.html F2G Racers Part 2 - Kamikaze Killer http://www.pylon1.com/artman/publish/article_11.shtml - 5,000 are kamikaze victims in the Okinawa campaign only. US Marines History - World War 2 http://www.usmc.mil/history.nsf/0/77f992b2acb682eb852564d70059c642?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=3 Dispatch Archive http://rwebs.net/dispatch/output.asp?ArticleID=48 The first time Kamikazes were used was in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines wherein, after the sinking of the escort carrier Gamibier Bay, the rest of the escort carriers were attacked by kamikazes. Google Search terms used: allied kamikaze casualties I hope this has been a most helpful answer. If you have any problem with it, do please post a Request for Clarification and I shall respond. Thank you. |
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