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Death of Mitsuru Ushijima

Japan · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1945Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1945

Mitsuru Ushijima22 June 1945

Okinawa · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Ushijima commits suicide with his chief of staff as organized Japanese resistance on Okinawa ends.

Mitsuru Ushijima25 June 1945

Okinawa · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Death of Mitsuru Ushijima, commits ritual suicide during the Battle of Okinawa

Names involved

Mitsuru Ushijima

Provenance

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