Kamikaze units

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military tactic
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
sacred duty
divine wind
honor and sacrifice
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired memorials and monuments
gptkbp:culturalSignificance films and literature
gptkbp:evaluates varied by mission
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Yamamoto_Isoroku
Operation Kikusui
gptkbp:firstHeld 1944
gptkbp:historicalContext Japanese_defeat_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:historicalPeriod morality of suicide missions
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of desperation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kamikaze units
gptkbp:humanInteraction used to instill fear
gptkbp:impact significant psychological effect
gptkbp:influenced military strategies worldwide
gptkbp:influencedBy Japanese_military_culture
Shinto_beliefs
gptkbp:inspiration modern suicide attacks
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:legacy controversial military strategy
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:notableFeature Yamato_battleship_sinking
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:Yokosuka_MXY-7_Ohka
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:numberOfStudents over 3,000
thousands
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1944-1945
airfields_in_Japan
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation nationalism
gptkbp:primaryMission suicidal attacks on enemy ships
gptkbp:publicPerception viewed with mixed feelings
gptkbp:reduces after 1945
gptkbp:relatedAircraft fighter planes
gptkbp:resultedIn high casualties for both sides
gptkbp:secondaryMission to protect the homeland
gptkbp:strategicGoals did not change the war outcome
disrupt_Allied_supply_lines
gptkbp:tactics surprise attacks
gptkbp:targets Allied_naval_ships
gptkbp:technique crashing into targets
gptkbp:training intensive flight training
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
gptkbp:usedIn naval warfare