Tokkōtai

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tokkōtai
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Special_Attack_Units
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:established 1944
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tokkōtai
gptkbp:languageOfName Japanese
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Special_Attack_Unit
gptkbp:notableFor kamikaze attacks
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Yukio_Seki
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:purpose suicide attacks against Allied naval vessels
gptkbp:type suicide unit
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Mitsubishi_Zero
gptkb:Yokosuka_MXY-7_Ohka
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kamikaze
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6