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The Kamikaze Legacy: Japan's Divine Wind and Key Pacific Battles of WWII

Explore the harrowing tactics of kamikaze pilots during World War II, who willingly sacrificed their lives by crashing bomb-laden planes into enemy ships in a desperate attempt to turn the tide of war. Highlighting pivotal engagements such as the Battle of Leyte Gulf, where 160,000 Allied troops invaded the Philippines, and the fierce struggles on volcanic islands like Iwo Jima and Okinawa, this account delves into the honor and tragedy behind the kamikaze phenomenon and the fierce resistance of the Japanese military as they faced overwhelming odds.

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The Kamikaze Legacy: Japan's Divine Wind and Key Pacific Battles of WWII

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  1. Pacific (part 3)

  2. Kamikaze • Japanese suicide bombers • “divine wind” • Deliberately crashed planes into enemy ships • Loaded with bombs, only enough gas to reach target • Seen as an honor!! (only for the best)

  3. Prior to attack

  4. USS Bunker Hill hit by 2 kamikaze in one minute

  5. Kamikaze pilot Ensign Kiyoshi Ogawa, who damaged the carrier USS Bunker Hill during Operation Kikusui No. 6 on May

  6. Dive bomber after Essex

  7. Essex

  8. USS White Plains; near miss!

  9. Recapturing the Philippines • Battle of Leyte Gulf- 160,000 troops invade Filipino Island of Leyte • MacArthur returns • Greatest naval battle ever- 280 ships • Japanese use almost every remaining battleship (including 4 more carriers!)

  10. 80,000 Japanese defenders killed in defeat of Leyte (less than 1,000 POW!)

  11. Next day

  12. Peleliu- 1944 (controversial battle)

  13. Iwo Jima • Volcanic island 700 miles from Japan • November, 1944 to Feb, 1945 • 110,000 Americans vs 25,000 Japanese (only 216 POWs taken!) • Bombers could now fly to Japan

  14. (becomes predominantly land battle)

  15. 37 mm vs cave positions on Iwo Jima

  16. Okinawa • April to June, 1945 • 350 miles from Japan • Japan did not challenge beach landing (mistake?) • Kamikaze and “banzai” attacks (charge designed to kill as many as possible before dying) • 50,000 American casualties

  17. Marines entering beach head

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