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Suicide

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

3Records
1944–1947Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1944

Chuichi Nagumo6 July 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Committs suicide during the defence of Saipan

1945

Mitsuru Ushijima25 June 1945

Okinawa · Warfare / World War, 2nd

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

1947

Hatazo Adachi1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Sentenced to life imprisonmentfor war crimes then commits suicide

Names involved

Chuichi NagumoHatazo AdachiMitsuru Ushijima

Provenance

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