Kamikaze pilots

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
suicide attackers
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:casualties thousands of Allied sailors
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Yasukuni_Shrine
gptkb:Chiran_Peace_Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kamikaze pilots
gptkbp:introducedIn 1944
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 1945
gptkbp:legacy subject of historical debate
subject of memorials
controversial in Japan
gptkbp:motive gptkb:Bushido_code
patriotism
military orders
gptkbp:nameMeaning divine wind
gptkbp:notableAircraft explosive-laden aircraft
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notableFor suicide attacks
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takijirō_Ōnishi
gptkbp:numberOfAttacks over 3,800
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:literature
documentaries
films
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:World_War_II_in_the_Pacific
gptkb:martyrdom
gptkb:terrorist_attack
Japanese nationalism
fanaticism
military sacrifice
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Tokkōtai
gptkb:Special_Attack_Units
Japanese military history
gptkbp:tactics deliberate crash into enemy ships
gptkbp:target gptkb:Allied_naval_vessels
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Mitsubishi_Zero
gptkb:Yokosuka_MXY-7_Ohka
gptkb:Nakajima_Ki-43
gptkbp:victim over 2,500 pilots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Lingayen_Gulf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6