August 19, 1945, Manchuria, The Last Kamikaze: The Special Attack Pilot Who Flew with His Wife②
At that time, there were men who defied the Kwantung Army's surrender order and decided to fight the Soviet army. These were Tetsuo Tanifuji and eleven other pilots stationed at Dahushan Airfield in southern Manchuria. They held secret meetings at the inn to plan a Special Attack against Soviet tank units, naming themselves the "Immortal Divine Land Special Attack Unit." Even if it was merely a sting from a ferocious tiger, it would be the first time the Soviet army had faced a suicide attack. Psychologically unsettled by the Soviets' fear that "angering Japanese soldiers would lead to a series of Special Attack" a temporary halt in the Soviet advance would buy some time for Japanese residents to escape. For this reason, Tetsuo and his men decided to sacrifice their own lives.
At that time, there were men who defied the Kwantung Army's surrender order and decided to fight the Soviet army. These were Tetsuo Tanifuji and eleven other pilots stationed at Dahushan Airfield in southern Manchuria. They held secret meetings at the inn to plan a Special Attack against Soviet tank units, naming themselves the "Immortal Divine Land Special Attack Unit." Even if it was merely a sting from a ferocious tiger, it would be the first time the Soviet army had faced a suicide attack. Psychologically unsettled by the Soviets' fear that "angering Japanese soldiers would lead to a series of Special Attack" a temporary halt in the Soviet advance would buy some time for Japanese residents to escape. For this reason, Tetsuo and his men decided to sacrifice their own lives.