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A group of approximately 40 dead Japanese soldiers on a mountain ridge on Attu Island on 29 May 1943. Several groups of Japanese soldiers were encountered in this manner by U.S. troops, who reported that the Japanese realized they were trapped and decided to either attack in suicidal Banzai charges, or (as in this photo) to commit harakiri as a group, killing themselves with their own hand grenades.

A group of approximately 40 dead Japanese soldiers on a mountain ridge on Attu Island on 29 May 1943.

Several groups of Japanese soldiers were encountered in this manner by U.S. troops, who reported that the Japanese realized they were trapped and decided to either attack in suicidal Banzai charges, or (as in this photo) to commit harakiri as a group, killing themselves with their own hand grenades.

Tags: World War IIWorld War II: Attu IslandWorld War II: Pacific TheaterWorld War II: KIAWorld War II: Imperial Japanese Army

September 20, 2012, 4:57pm / 16

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