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Death of Takijiro Onishi

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

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1945

Takijiro Onishi16 August 1945

Tokyo · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Onishi commits suicide after Japan's surrender, following his central role in organizing naval special-attack operations.

Names involved

Takijiro Onishi

Provenance

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